Halo Ring Above Head

A washable liner that goes inside the plastic vest to protect your skin.

Halo ring above head.

Pins that go through the metal ring and are screwed into your skull. When perspective came to be considered essential painters also changed the halo from an aura surrounding the head always depicted as though seen full on to a flat golden disk or ring that appeared in perspective floating above the heads. A movable frame that connects the metal ring to a plastic vest. Application of a halo and halo vest fixation of the halo to a patient s head relies on a series of four titanium pins which are equally spaced around the ring.

The halo safety ring articulates with raising and lowering the head of the bed enabling the resident to maneuver in the bed while in various positions. In earlier paintings of iconic figures rather than a ring of light or gold the halo appeared to be more like it was radiating all around the head of the subject. A metal ring that circles your head without touching your skull. Bit like the ready break kid.

After injection of a local anesthetic the pins are placed in tight connection with the head at two locations on each side generally over the ridge of the orbit and just behind the ear. By locking into place the telescoping tube connector buttons the halo safety ring can double as a quad like cane assisting the resident in and out of bed. Do s and do nots of having a halo. Traditionally the halo represents a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred person.