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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2008
Michael Thomas Kusner, Jr., Perrysburg, OH (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
William C. Van Kampen, Saline, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan Alspaugh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Thomas Kusner, Jr., Perrysburg, OH (US);
James A. Bertolina, Portage, MI (US);
William C. Van Kampen, Saline, MI (US);
Joseph Webster Stayman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan Alspaugh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xoran Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A head holder made of radiolucent material is attached near an end of a table to support a head of a patient during a CT scan. The head holder includes a base portion that supports the shoulders and upper back of the patient and a head rest that supports a patient's head. The head holder is moveable relative to the table in a direction that is generally parallel to a length of the table. A position of the head rest is adjustable in a vertical direction relative to the base portion. The radiolucent material of the head holder does not affect the quality of a resulting CT scan.