Compliant holder device for animal imaging and surgery

Details Compliant holder device for animal imaging and surgery Compliant holder device for animal imaging and surgery

2009-10-08

2011-10-04

Nguyen, T. (Department: 3644)

Animal husbandry

Animal controlling or handling

Head or neck stock

C119S815000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08028663

ABSTRACT:
A compliant holder device for constraining an animal includes a device body, a nose cone, and compliant flexure arms having contact surfaces for constraining the animal's head. In use, an animal is placed on the device body, and the nose of the animal is placed in the nose cone to constrain the skull at the nose. The compliant flexure arms are flexed to increase the distance between the contact surfaces of respective compliant flexure arms, and the ears of the animal are placed between the contact surfaces of the flexed compliant flexure arms, wherein the flex in the compliant flexure provides pressure to and constrains the skull at the ears.

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