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Surgical head support adapter

Granted 10 Nov 2009 · no office action yet

Application
29/299,307
filed 21 Dec 2007
Publication
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US D603967
granted 10 Nov 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a slightly reduced side perspective…

FIG. 1 is a slightly reduced side perspective view of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position showing our new design with a portion of a surgical operating table with a head support and rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is another side perspective view of a surgical head support adapter with a rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 3 is the side perspective view shown in FIG. 2 of the surgical head support adapter with the lower support arm in an extended position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 4 is the side perspective view shown in FIG. 2 of the surgical head support adapter with the lower support arm in an extended and rotated position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 6 is back view of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamps shown in broken lines;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 8 is an opposing side view of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamps shown in broken lines;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines; and

FIG. 10 is a bottom of the surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamps shown in broken lines.

FIG. 11 is a side perspective view of another embodiment of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 12 is a side perspective view of a surgical head support adapter shown with the lower support arm in an extended position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 13 is a side perspective view of a surgical head support adapter shown with the lower support arm in an extended and rotated position;

FIG. 14 is a front view of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 15 is back view of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 16 is a side view of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 17 is an opposing side of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position view and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines;

FIG. 18 is a top view of a surgical head support adapter n a contracted position and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines; and,

FIG. 19 is a bottom of a surgical head support adapter in a contracted position view and the rectangular clamp shown in broken lines.

The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the surgical head support adapter that forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line arrows in FIGS. 3 , 4 , 12 , and 13 are for the purpose of showing the direction of movement in alternate positions, and also form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/184

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T. Chase Nelson
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