ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,240, issued on Feb. 3.
"Headrest for surgical procedures" was invented by Lester Rowland (Maryborough, Australia) and Aaron Mazzotta (Maryborough, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headrest for a mobile patient transport apparatus is arranged to support a patient during minor surgical procedures. The headrest includes a neck supporting portion which is hinged to a backrest of the apparatus, and a head supporting portion which is hinged to the neck supporting portion. Each of the neck supporting portion and head supporting portion is connected to a respective actuator. The actuators can be independently operated to cause pivot...