Abstract: A low temperature thermoplastic material for use in medical procedures including radiotherapy patient immobilization, orthopedic splinting or casting, plastic and reconstructive surgery splinting, and orthotic or prosthetic socket cone production or reproduction. The material is made from a thermoplastic that softens when heated to approximately 140 F, after which it can then be formed directly on the patient. The material will then retain this new shape as it cools. The material is composed of Polycaprolactone reinforced with a discontinuous short length fiber and/or fines. The device can also be cross-linked to improve its handling properties.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2006
Publication date:
January 4, 2007
Applicant:
QFIX Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Daniel Coppens, John Kirk, Christopher Wonderly
Abstract: A patient support device with shoulder depression devices for accurately and repeatably positioning a patient on a treatment table. The patient support device includes a headrest frame and an adjustable shoulder depression device and optionally includes a torso positioning device and a buttock restraint device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 2003
Date of Patent:
June 20, 2006
Assignee:
QFIX Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Daniel D. Coppens, John A. Crowell, David L. Simmons, Gary Gearon, John Damon Kirk, David M. Rabeno, Thomas R. Winward