Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Head and neck radiation shield structure
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Application No.: US16778497Application Date: 2020-01-31
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Publication No.: US11241202B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: John Barry Egolf , Scott Pollak
- Applicant: Norad Designs LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Oviedo
- Assignee: Norad Designs LLC
- Current Assignee: Norad Designs LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Oviedo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A61B6/10
- IPC: A61B6/10 ; G21F1/08 ; G21F3/00

Abstract:
A shield structure configured to protect a head and/or neck of a patient during a radiologic procedure comprises a bottom wall, a side wall, and an opening. The bottom wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to be positioned between the head and/or neck of the patient and a radiation source so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward the bottom of the patient. The bottom wall is of a general size to shield the head and/or neck of the patient. The side wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to extend upward from the bottom wall so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward a side of the patient. The opening is configured to receive the head and/or neck of the patient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200163632A1 HEAD AND NECK RADIATION SHIELD STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2020-05-28
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