CPC A61B 90/18 (2016.02) [A61B 90/14 (2016.02); A61F 5/05841 (2013.01); A61F 5/05858 (2013.01); A61F 5/3707 (2013.01); A61B 6/0421 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1096 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1097 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. An immobilization apparatus configured to be coupled to a patient support, the immobilization apparatus comprising:
a frame;
a preform formed from a low melting temperature thermoplastic and configured to be formed to an anatomy of a patient, the preform being coupled to the frame;
separate locks configured to be mounted to the frame, each configured to lock the immobilization apparatus relative to the patient support, each of the separate locks having a plunger extending along a plunger axis, and each of the plungers being configured to be movable along a respective plunger axis between a locked position and an unlocked position when the separate locks are mounted to the frame;
separate adjusters each configured to be associated with a corresponding one of the separate locks and each configured to selectively adjust a distance between the frame and the patient support along the plunger axis of the corresponding one of the separate locks when the separate locks are mounted to the frame;
the separate adjusters being separate from one another such that a distance between the frame and the patient support along the plunger axis of the corresponding one of the separate locks is adjustable independent of a distance between the frame and the patient support along the plunger axis of another one of the separate locks when the separate locks are mounted to the frame, each of the separate adjusters being further configured to extend about the plunger axis of the corresponding one of the separate locks when the separate locks are mounted to the frame.
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