Immobilization device
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1. A head and neck immobilization device for use with a treatment table having a baseplate secured thereto, comprising:
- a U-shaped frame sized to extend around the sides and top of a patient'"'"'s head and adapted to be secured to the baseplate;
a U-shaped insert adapted to retentively and detachably mount on the frame; and
a mesh sheet attached to the insert and being deformable to form a mask over the patient'"'"'s head;
the U-shaped insert and the mesh sheet attached thereto constituting a mesh insert assembly which is separable as a unit from the U-shaped frame.
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Abstract
The head and neck immobilization device of the present invention includes a U-shaped frame and a snap-fit insert having a sheet of thermoplastic material bonded thereto. The assembled frame and insert are adapted for indexed mounting on a baseplate of a radiation therapy or diagnostic imaging table. Numerous disposable inserts with formed masks for different patients can be used with the single frame.
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1. A head and neck immobilization device for use with a treatment table having a baseplate secured thereto, comprising:
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a U-shaped frame sized to extend around the sides and top of a patient'"'"'s head and adapted to be secured to the baseplate; a U-shaped insert adapted to retentively and detachably mount on the frame; and a mesh sheet attached to the insert and being deformable to form a mask over the patient'"'"'s head; the U-shaped insert and the mesh sheet attached thereto constituting a mesh insert assembly which is separable as a unit from the U-shaped frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of immobilizing the head of a patient, comprising:
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bonding a deformable mesh sheet to a U-shaped insert; mounting the insert in a U-shaped frame to form an assembly; positioning the patient'"'"'s head over a baseplate; heating the sheet to a softened deformable condition; pulling the frame and insert assembly downwardly around the patient'"'"'s head so that the sheet deforms into a mask contouring the patient'"'"'s head; attaching the assembled frame and insert to the baseplate; and allowing the sheet to cool and thereby rigidify. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for immobilizing a body part of a patient with respect to a support surface, the device comprising:
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a rigid assembly mountable on the support surface, and including an outer frame and an insert removably mountable in the frame; and a deformable sheet secured to the insert for forming a mold over the body part of the patient; the insert and the sheet secured thereto constituting a mesh insert assembly which is separable as a unit from the outer frame. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A head and neck immobilization device for use with a treatment table having a baseplate secured thereto, comprising:
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a U-shaped frame sized to extend around the sides and top of a patient'"'"'s head and adapted to be secured to the baseplate; a U-shaped insert adapted to retentively and detachably mount on the frame; a mesh sheet attached to the insert and being deformable to form a mask over the patient'"'"'s head; the U-shaped insert and the mesh sheet attached thereto constituting a mesh insert assembly which is separable as a unit from the U-shaped frame; the insert having a plurality of pegs adapted to snap fit into a plurality of holes in the frame; and the pegs each having a friction rib for providing a frictional fit between the insert and the frame.
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