Disposable kit
Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a disposable kit containing medical items configured for a medical device including a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the disposable kit includes a container that encloses a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to the head cradle, at least one fiducial marker configured to be disposed on a location at the head of the subject, and at least one enclosure configured to cover a portion of the medical device.
1. A kit containing items to be used with a medical device including a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the disposable kit comprising:
a container, configured to enclose:
a head cradle pad configured to fit a contour of the head cradle and couple to the head cradle, the head cradle pad being made from a flexible material, the head cradle pad having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a thicker width than the second portion; and
at least one fiducial marker configured to dispose on the head of the subject.
2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein
the items comprise at least the head cradle pad and the at least one fiducial marker; and
the items are used for an ultrasound medical procedure.
3. The kit of claim 1 , comprising a head restraint, wherein the head restraint pad is configured to releasably affix to the head restraint.
4. The kit of claim 2 , wherein
the head restraint pad comprises a pad layer and an adhesive layer; and
the head restraint pad affixes to the head restraint via the adhesive layer.
5. The kit of claim 3 , wherein:
the pad layer of the head restraint pad is configured to be pressed into a concave surface of the head restraint; and
the adhesive layer of the head restraint pad is configured to contact and adhere to the concave surface of the head restraint when the pad layer of the head restraint pad is pressed into the concave surface of the head restraint.
6. The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one fiducial marker comprises:
an adhesive surface that affixes to the subject; and
a light reflective surface opposite to the adhesive surface.
7. The kit of claim 6 , wherein the at least one fiducial marker comprises at least two fiducial markers.
8. The kit of claim 6 , wherein the container further encloses a sheet, and wherein:
the adhesive surface of each of the at least one fiducial marker is affixed to the sheet; and
the at least one fiducial marker is configured to peel off of the sheet.
9. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fiducial marker comprises a first set of fiducial markers and a second set of fiducial markers, each of the first set and the second set of fiducial markers comprising at least one fiducial marker configured to adhere to opposite sides of the head of the subject.
10. The kit of claim 9 , wherein:
the first set of the fiducial markers comprises a first fiducial marker and a second fiducial marker;
the first fiducial marker is to be disposed at an edge of an eye of the subject; and
the second fiducial marker is to be disposed at a tragus of the subject.
11. The kit of claim 9 , wherein the first set of fiducial markers comprises two fiducial markers and the second set comprises two other fiducial markers.
12. The kit of claim 11 wherein:
each of the first and second set of the fiducial markers is affixed to a single sheet via respective adhesive surfaces; and
each of the first and second set of fiducial markers peels off from the single sheet.
13. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the head cradle pad is configured to contact a bottom surface of the container and fits into a space defined by the bottom surface and side walls extending from the bottom surface.
14. The kit of claim 13 , comprising a head restraint pad, wherein the head cradle pad comprises a side portion shaped to define a space into which the head restraint pad fits when positioned between the side portion, the bottom surface of the container, and side walls of the container.
15. The kit of claim 1 , further comprising a packaging that encloses the container.
16. The kit of claim 15 , wherein the packaging seals the contents of the container from ingress of liquid or particles.
17. The container of claim 15 , wherein the packaging comprises a strip of tape along any opening of the container.
18. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the medical device comprises a Transcranial Doppler device.
19. A method for making a kit containing items configured for a medical device including a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the method comprising:
assembling a container, wherein the container is configured to enclose:
a head cradle pad configured to fit a contour of the head cradle and couple to the head cradle, the head cradle pad being made from a flexible material, the head cradle pad having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a thicker width than the second portion; and
at least one fiducial marker to be disposed on the subject.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the head restraint pad comprises a pad layer and an adhesive layer configured to affix to the head restraint.