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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Jeffrey C. Shiery, East Leroy, MI (US);
Stanley T. Palmatier, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A headpiece for providing support to the head of a patient includes neck and head support plates. The neck support plate is pivotally attached to a surgical table and is pivotal about a neck support plate axis. A head support plate is pivotally attached to the neck support plate and is pivotal with respect to the neck support plate about a head support plate axis. A first lever is pivotally attached to the head support plate. A first locking mechanism moves between locked and released positions when the first lever pivots. The head support plate can pivot with respect to the neck support plate when the first locking mechanism is in the released position. A second lever includes a first arm pivotally attached to the head support plate and configured to pivot about a second axis and a second arm pivotally attached to the neck support plate and configured to pivot about a third axis. The first arm pivots with respect to the second arm in response to pivoting of the head support plate. A flange extending from the first arm intermediate the second and third axes can engage a tab extending from the second arm so the second arm will pivot in response to pivoting of the first arm pivots.