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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Maarten Johan Frido Rincker, Eindhoven, NL;
Juliana Pauline Kelly, Eindhoven, NL;
Ralf Seip, Carmel, NY (US);
Jeffry Earl Powers, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
William Tao Shi, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Helle Ullerup, Eindhoven, NL;
Davy Maria Willibrordus Schaeken, Eindhoven, NL;
Terrence James Sweeney, Redmond, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A head frame for a medical patient includes support for a probe and a neck support. The frame wraps around the head of the patient and can be used in the supine position. The support may include a probe holder slidable under the head and configured to contact or engage the neck support. In some embodiments, conformal shaping to the head and/or neck of the patient, the frame's rigid construction, the alignment of the optionally separable holder to the neck support, the weight of the head, or a combination thereof serve to keep the distal tip of the ultrasound probe in place against the temporal region of the head without need for attaching the frame to the head as by straps, which may provide an arrangement robust against patient/vehicle movement in an emergency medical services setting.