US 12,295,893 B2
Head support and method for use of the head support for positioning a patient relative to a surgical frame
Roy K. Lim, Germantown, TN (US); and Richard A. Hynes, Melbourne Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/541,969.
Application 18/541,969 is a division of application No. 16/855,331, filed on Apr. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,850,191.
Prior Publication US 2024/0108525 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 13/00 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 13/121 (2013.01) [A42B 3/32 (2013.01); A61G 13/122 (2013.01); A61G 13/123 (2013.01); A61G 13/1235 (2013.01); A61G 13/1245 (2013.01); A61G 2200/325 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A helmet for protecting and supporting a head of a patient during surgery, the helmet comprising:
a posterior portion including a first body portion having a first side and a second side opposite from one another, and an upper side extending between the first side and the second side;
a first lateral portion including a second body portion having a third side and a fourth side, a first mating rim portion along the fourth side for positioning adjacent an anterior portion of the helmet, and the first lateral portion being moveably interconnected to the posterior portion along the first side and the third side, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the posterior portion;
a second lateral portion including a third body portion having a fifth side and a sixth side, and a second mating rim portion along the sixth side for positioning adjacent the anterior portion of the helmet, and the second lateral portion being moveably interconnected to the posterior portion along the second side and the fifth side, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the posterior portion; and
the anterior portion including a fourth body portion, an opening formed in the fourth body portion, and a third mating rim portion for positioning adjacent the first mating rim portion of the first lateral portion and the second mating rim portion of the second lateral portion, and the anterior portion being moveably interconnected relative to the upper side of the posterior portion, and being moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the posterior portion;
wherein the first mating rim portion extends extend outwardly from the second body portion, the second mating rim portion extends outwardly from the third body portion, and the third mating rim portion extends outwardly from the fourth body portion;
wherein, when the first lateral portion is in the closed position relative to the posterior portion, and the second lateral portion is in the closed position relative to the posterior portion, the anterior portion is moveable between open positions and closed positions relative to the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion, and, when the anterior portion is moved from the open positions to the closed positions relative to the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion, the third mating rim portion interfaces with the first mating rim portion of the first lateral portion, and with the second mating rim portion of the second lateral portion; and
wherein the helmet can be assembled around the head of the patient by closing the first lateral portion, the second lateral portion, and the anterior portion.