Device pad

• US 10,265,234 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neurasignal Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Neural Analytics, Inc.
• Inventors: Zwierstra, Jan, Stith, Lane
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tarla R
• Application Number:
  US16/048,213
• Time in Patent Office: 270 Days
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Abstract

Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to a head cradle of a medical device, the head cradle pad includes a first section corresponding to a shape of a top portion of the head cradle, a second section corresponding to a shape of a bottom portion of the head cradle, and a center connection portion connecting the first section and the second section. The first section and the second section are shaped to form spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is in a flat state when the head cradle pad is un-affixed to the head cradle. The first section and the second section are shaped to eliminate the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is affixed to the concave surface of the head cradle.

Claims

1. A head cradle pad configured to be affixed to a head cradle of a medical device, the head cradle having a concave surface to support a head of a subject, the head cradle pad comprises:

a first section corresponding to a shape of a top portion of the head cradle;

a second section corresponding to a shape of a bottom portion of the head cradle, and

a center connection portion connecting the first section and the second section, wherein

the first section and the second section are shaped to form spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is in a flat state when the head cradle pad is un-affixed to the head cradle;

the first section and the second section are shaped to eliminate the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is affixed to the concave surface of the head cradle;

the first section comprises a plurality of tabs extending from the center connection portion;

the second section comprises a plurality of flanges extending from the center connection portion; and

one of the tabs and a corresponding one of the flanges form one of the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is in a flat and resting state corresponding to the head cradle pad being un-affixed to the head cradle.

2. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the medical device is configured to perform an ultrasound medical procedure.

3. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the head cradle pad is symmetrical about a lengthwise center symmetry line.

4. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein an entirety of the head cradle pad conforms and corresponds to an entire shape of the head cradle.

5. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the head cradle pad is configured to be releasably affixed to the head cradle.

6. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein

the head cradle pad comprises a pad layer and an adhesive layer;

and

the head cradle pad is configured to be affixed to the head cradle via the adhesive layer.

7. The head cradle pad of claim 6, wherein

the pad layer is configured to be pressed into the concave surface of the head cradle;

and

the adhesive layer contacts and adheres to the concave surface of the head cradle when the pad layer is pressed into the concave surface of the head cradle.

8. The head cradle pad of claim 6, wherein the pad layer is made from closed cell foam, open cell foam, self-skinning open or closed cell foams, cast, aerated, extruded silicone, urethane, or polyurethane gels configured to distribute pressure efficiently.

9. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the second section has wings extending from each side of the head cradle pad to align with extended portions of the bottom portion of the head cradle.

10. The head cradle pad of claim 9, wherein the wings are configured to receive, contact, and cushion a circumferential surface of a neck of the subject.

11. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the first section and the second section bend toward the center connection portion when the head cradle pad is affixed to the head cradle.

12. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein lateral sides of the first section and the second section bend toward the center connection portion when the head cradle pad is affixed to the head cradle.

13. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the center connection portion bends inward to conform to the concave surface of the head cradle.

14. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the concave surface of the head cradle causes the one of the tabs and the corresponding one of the flanges to bend toward each other and occupy the one of the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is being pressed into the head cradle.

15. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein when the head cradle pad is affixed to the head cradle, the one of the tabs and the corresponding one of the flanges contacts each other by occupying the one of the spatial gaps.

16. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein

the one of the tabs has a first surface;

the corresponding one of the flanges has a second surface;

the first surface and the second surface face one another; and

the first surface and the second surface contact each other where the one of the spatial gaps was when the head cradle pad is affixed to the head cradle.

17. The head cradle pad of claim 16, wherein one or both of the first surface and the second surface comprises adhesive.

18. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the second section is larger by area than the first section.

19. The head cradle pad of claim 1, wherein the medical device is a Transcranial Doppler device.

20. A head cradle pad configured to be affixed to a head cradle of a medical device, the head cradle having a concave surface to support a head of a subject, the head cradle pad comprising:

a center connection portion;

wings extending from each side of the head cradle pad to align with extended portions of a bottom portion of the head cradle;

flanges extending from the center connection portion; and

tabs extending from the center connection portion, wherein one of the tabs and a corresponding one of the flanges form a spatial gap when the head cradle pad is in a flat state when the head cradle pad is un-affixed to the head cradle.

21. The head cradle pad of claim 20, wherein the concave surface of the head cradle causes the one of the tabs and the corresponding one of the flanges to bend toward each other when the head cradle pad is being pressed to the head cradle, eliminating the spatial gap.

22. A method for providing a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to a head cradle of a medical device, the head cradle having a concave surface to support a head of a subject, the method comprises:

providing a first section corresponding to a shape of a top portion of the head cradle;

providing a second section corresponding to a shape of a bottom portion of the head cradle; and

providing a center connection portion connecting the first section and the second section, wherein

the first section and the second section are shaped to form spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is in a flat state when the head cradle pad is un-affixed to the head cradle;

the first section and the second section are shaped to eliminate the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is affixed to the concave surface of the head cradle;

the first section comprises a plurality of tabs extending from the center connection portion;

the second section comprises a plurality of flanges extending from the center connection portion; and

one of the tabs and a corresponding one of the flanges form one of the spatial gaps when the head cradle pad is in a flat and resting state corresponding to the head cradle pad being un-affixed to the head cradle.

23. A method for providing a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to a head cradle of a medical device, the head cradle having a concave surface to support a head of a subject, the method comprising:

providing a center connection portion;

providing wings extending from each side of the head cradle pad to align with extended portions of a bottom portion of the head cradle;

providing flanges extending from the center connection portion; and

providing tabs extending from the center connection portion, wherein one of the tabs and a corresponding one of the flanges form a spatial gap when the head cradle pad is in a flat state when the head cradle pad is un-affixed to the head cradle.