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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Hauger, Orange City, IA (US);
Loren G Kamstra, Orange City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Biotek, Orange City, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128869 ; 5637 ;
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.