ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,497, issued on March 24, was assigned to Brainlab SE (Munich).
"Headrest for an immobilization system" was invented by Manuel Wortmann (Munich) and Andreas Bereket (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headrest for an immobilization system for immobilizing at least a part of a patient is provided. The headrest includes a supporting structure and a sheet-like formed elastic panel attached to the supporting structure on at least two opposite sides of the elastic panel. The elastic panel is configured to support at least a part of a head and/or at least a part of a neck of a patient, wherein at least a part of the elastic panel is s...