HEAD POSITIONING DEVICE, MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT POSITIONING DEVICE, AND HOLDING SHELL
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1. A head positioning device comprising:
- a pair of holding portions made of elastic material for supporting user'"'"'s face from outside to restrict a frontward tilting of a head of the user and a rotation of a neck of the user;
a neck rest for supporting a back of the neck of the user to determine a position of the neck in the front-to-rear direction; and
a head back rest for supporting a back of the head to prevent the head from tilting backward.
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Abstract
Provided is an inexpensive device capable of accurately positioning a medical instrument relative to the head of a user. A head positioning device (7) is used. The head positioning device (7) is provided with: a pair of holding members (11, 12) which holds the face of a user from both sides by elasticity and prevents both the forward tilting of the user'"'"'s head and the rotation of the neck; a neck rest (13) which comes into contact with the back side of the user'"'"'s neck and determines the position of the neck in the front-rear direction; and a head-back rest (14) which comes into contact with the back of the head and which prevents the head from tilting backward.
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1. A head positioning device comprising:
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a pair of holding portions made of elastic material for supporting user'"'"'s face from outside to restrict a frontward tilting of a head of the user and a rotation of a neck of the user; a neck rest for supporting a back of the neck of the user to determine a position of the neck in the front-to-rear direction; and a head back rest for supporting a back of the head to prevent the head from tilting backward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical instrument positioning device comprising:
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a shell which is designed to be placed on a head of a user, the shell supporting the medical instrument for use in a medical treatment or diagnosis, a first supporting mechanism for supporting the shell and allowing the shell to move along a first rail while changing a tilting angle of the shell, and a second supporting mechanism for supporting the first supporting mechanism and allowing the first supporting mechanism to move along a second rail extending in a direction different from that of the first rail to change a tilting of the first supporting mechanism.
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14. A shell which is designed to be placed on a head of a user, comprising:
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a plurality of supporting portions each capable of supporting a medical instrument disposed in the vicinity of a head of a user and used for treatment or diagnosis; wherein at least one of the supporting portions supports only a portion of the medical instrument so that a remaining portion of the medical instrument is positioned floatingly above at least one of other supporting portions.
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15. A transcranial magnetic stimulation device for applying a magnetic stimulation to a certain part of a user'"'"'s head by using a magnetic field generating means placed on the head, comprising:
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a holding mechanism for holding the user'"'"'s head during magnetic stimulation, a rotation preventing mechanism for preventing rotation of the head and/or neck of the user, and a head position determining mechanism for determining a position of the head of the user, the mechanisms being capable of contacting and supporting the neck or the head during use, the head of the user being positioned so that a position of at least one physical feature of the head and the neck is determined.
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