×

Positioning device for a medical field generator

  • US 10,258,287 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2012
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A positioning device for an associated medical field generator, the positioning device comprising:

  • a tray-shaped base member comprisinga bottom surface adapted for contacting an upper surface of an associated operating table anda top surface adapted for a head of an associated patient lying on the associated operating table to rest when the tray-shaped base member is selectively disposed between the upper surface of the associated operating table and the head of the associated patient,wherein the base member is sized large enough for the head of the associated patient to be placed onto the top surface of the base member,wherein the base member is configured to be secured in place on the upper surface of the associated operating table by weight of the head of the associated patient pressing the base member onto the upper surface of the associated operating table when the base member is disposed between the upper surface of the associated operating table and the head of the associated patient,wherein the base member has a substantially rectangular shape comprising edges and two projections defining a circle,wherein the two projections are on opposite edges of the base member,wherein the edges form a first positioning aid for aiding a positioning of the base member relative to the associated operating table; and

    an adaptor protruding from the base member, the adaptor coupling the associated medical field generator with the base member in a spatially invariant manner to maintain both a location and an orientation of the associated medical field generator relative to the base member,wherein the adaptor blocks a positional approach of the associated medical field generator towards the base member beyond a predetermined distance between the associated medical field generator and the base member,wherein the two projections of the base member defining the circle form a second positioning aid for aiding a positioning of the head of the associated patient relative to the associated medical field generator coupled with the base member by the adapter.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×