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Department of Engineering, ICT and Technologies for Energy and Transport Patent Title deviĐe fŽr sƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ and fŽr adjusƟng the ƉŽsiƟŽn ŽĨ a paƟenƚΖs head during surgeries͘ ReĨ͘ NR 10232 Assignee(s): CNR CNR InƐƟƚute: ITIA Main Inventor: DĂƩĞŽ Malosio Countries: IT, PCT Priority date: 03/08/2012 Abstract The present inveŶƟŽŶ reůĂƚes tŽ a deviĐe fŽr sƵƉƉŽrƟŶg and adjusƟng the ƉŽsŝƟŽŶ Žf a paƟentΖs head during surgeries Žr ĚŝĂŐŶŽsƟĐƐ͖ it ĂůůŽǁs a ĮŶĞ ƉŽsiƟŽŶŝŶg and ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽn and permits aůsŽ ƌŽƚĂƟŽn ŽŶůy Žr transůĂƟŽn Žnůy adjustment witŚŽƵt simƵůtaneŽƵƐůy ŵŽĚŝfying the ƉŽsŝƟŽn and ŽrientĂƟŽn reůĂƟve ƚŽ the remaining transůĂƟŽn and rŽƚĂƟŽn axeƐ͘ SuĐh deviĐe regƵůate and adjust the paƟenƚΖs head in ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂnĐĞ with the ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŵŽďŝůŝƚy ŽĨ the neĐŬ͛s ũŽŝŶt and musĐůes, with high speed and pƌĞĐisŝŽn, as weůů as with high suppŽrt rigidity ďŽƚh during and ĂŌĞƌ the adjusƚŵĞŶƚ͘ Beside, the deviĐe ĂůůŽǁƐ tŽ respŽŶd in reĂů Ɵŵe ƚŽ stress Žr sudden vŽůƵŶƚĂry Žr invŽůuntary mŽvements Žf the ƉĂƟĞŶƚ, as in "awake surgery", avŽŝĚŝŶg stress and severe pain in the pĂƟent͘ Background WƌŝŽƌ art deviĐĞs fŽr sƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉĂƟĞŶƚ͛s head ensure high sƟīŶess but they dŽ ŶŽt aůůŽw an easy and preĐŝƐĞ adjustment ŽĨ its ƉŽsŝƟŽn during the whŽůĞ surŐŝĐĂů ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ManƵĂů adjustment ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁŶ devŝĐes is ĂůůŽǁĞd ƵŶůŽĐking ŵĞĐŚĂnŝĐĂů ĐŽŶstraints but is nŽt assisted in any way and ĐĂnnŽt ĞĂƐŝůLJ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞd during the surgiĐĂů ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ by a singůe surgeŽŶ͘ MŽreŽver, their passive nature ĚŽes ŶŽt ĂůůŽǁ a quŝĐk, pƌĞĐise, easy and autŽŶŽmŽƵs reaů-Ɵme reƉŽsiƟŽŶŝŶg and ĐŽŶtrŽů Žf the head ƉŽsiƟŽn Technology The inveŶƟŽn refers ƚŽ a hybrid kŝŶĞŵĂƟĐƐ adjustment ŵĞĐŚĂnism, ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝzed by a ƉĞĐƵůŝĂƌ ƉĂƌƟaůůy- deĐŽƵƉůed Įve-degrees-Žf-freeĚŽm parĂůůeů kinemaƟĐs and ŽŶe serŝĂů, prŽƉerůy ĐŽŶƚrŽůůed aĐĐŽrding tŽ sŝŐŶĂůs generated by exteƌŶĂů sensŽƌƐ Žƌ manuĂů ĐŽŵmands, Ăďůe ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů in reĂůͲƟŵe the ƉĂƟĞŶƚ͛s head ƉŽsiƟŽn during surgiĐĂů ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Advantages and ApplicaƟons This deviĐĞ permits a ƉƌĞĐise ƉŽsiƟŽŶing and adjustment Žf the ƉĂƟĞŶƚ͛s head during surgiĐĂů ŽƉerĂƟŽŶƐ; furthermŽre it guarantees naturaů mŽvements ŽĨ neĐŬ͛s musĐůes and ũŽŝŶƚƐ͘ It has free side and ƚŽƉ ĂĐĐĞss ĂďŽve the ƉĂƟĞŶƚΖƐ head ƚŽ ĂůůŽǁ ĂĐĐĞssibŝůity by surgeŽns and mediĐĂů persŽŶŶeů͘ Development stage džĞĐƵƟve drawings ŽĨ the suƉƉŽƌƟng devŝĐĞ and adjusƟng ŵĞĐŚĂnism are ĂǀĂŝůaďůĞ, as weůů as a very Įƌst ƉƌŽƚŽƚLJƉĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ &Wϳ ĐƟǀĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ WƌŽũĞĐƚ &WϳͲ/ dͲϮϬϬϵͲϲϮϳϬϰϲϬ͘ džƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚed with suĐŚ prŽƚŽƚype have assessed the respeĐt Žf ĨƵŶĐƟŽnaů and appůŝĐĂƟŽŶ requirements and prŽƉer ĐŽŶtrŽů aůgŽrithms are Đurrentůy being deveůŽƉed͘ ϳϳ