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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Naoki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A47C 20/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0428 (2013.01);
Abstract
A head holder for imaging is provided. The head holder includes a base, a head rest configured to receive a head of a subject, the head rest pivotally connected to the base and rotatable about a rotational axis defined through a lower end of the head rest, and a stopper configured to be inserted between the base and the head rest to support the head rest and fix the head rest at a tilt angle that corresponds to an insertion position of the stopper in a body axis direction of the subject.