# US 10,244,998 B2 · Ceiling mounted medical imaging system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,244,998 B2 - Document ID: US10244998B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/093,259 - Filed: 2016-04-07 - Published: 2016-08-04 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-14 - Assignees: Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation - Applicants: Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation - Inventors: Frederick W. Cowdery; Frank Speranza; Carl Anthony Yacono; Tyler Betteridge - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244998B2 ## CPC - A61B 6/4464: {the source unit or the detector unit being mounted to ceiling} - A61B 6/4435: {the source unit and the detector unit being coupled by a rigid structure} - A61B 6/51: for dentistry - A61B 6/466: {adapted to display 3D data} - A61B 6/467: {characterised by special input means} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a horizontal surface and at least one substantially vertical surface. The imaging device includes a frame and a gantry having a radiation source and a radiation detector. The gantry is rotatable with respect to the frame. The imaging device includes a first vertical adjustment element and a second vertical adjustment element. The first vertical adjustment element has a first end couplable to the horizontal surface and a second end coupled to the frame, the first end is located a first distance from the second end, and adjustable over a first range. The second vertical adjustment element has a third end coupled to the frame and a fourth end coupled to the gantry. The third end is located a second distance from the fourth end, and is adjustable over a second range, and the fourth end is rotatable with respect to the third end. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the imaging device comprising: a frame; a gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector, and wherein the gantry is rotatable with respect to the frame; a first vertical adjustment element having a first end coupleable to the ceiling and a second end coupled to the frame, the first end located a first distance from the second end, and wherein the first vertical adjustment element is configured such that the first distance is adjustable over a first range; a second vertical adjustment element having a third end coupled to the frame and a fourth end coupled to the gantry, the third end located a second distance from the fourth end, wherein the second vertical adjustment element is configured so that the second distance is adjustable over a second range; and a horizontal support member coupled to the frame and coupleable to the wall, the horizontal support member configured to maintain a horizontal position of the frame with respect to the wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical imaging device of claim 1, wherein the second range is smaller than the first range. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The medical imaging device of claim 1, wherein the first vertical adjustment element comprises a linear actuator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The medical imaging device of claim 1, further comprising a safety member extending between the ceiling and the frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The medical imaging device of claim 4, wherein the safety member comprises a cable. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The medical imaging device of claim 1, wherein the frame and gantry form a gantry assembly, and wherein the imaging device further includes a control station separate from the gantry assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The medical imaging device of claim 6, wherein the gantry assembly and the control station are joined by an electrical harness. ### Claim 8 A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the imaging device comprising: a mount coupleable to the wall; a substantially L-shaped frame coupled to the mount for relative vertical movement thereto, wherein the vertical movement is parallel to the wall, and the L-shaped frame having a first leg and a second leg; a gantry rotatably mounted on the first leg, the gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector; and a vertical support extending between the first leg and the ceiling, the vertical support configured to at least partially support a load created by the frame and gantry. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The medical imaging device of claim 8, further comprising one or more support elements coupled to at least one of the ceiling and the wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The medical imaging device of claim 9, wherein the vertical support comprises a cable, and wherein the cable includes a first end coupled to the first leg, a second end coupled to the second leg, and a body passing over the support elements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The medical imaging device of claim 9, wherein the one or more support elements comprises one or more pulleys. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The medical imaging device of claim 8, wherein the vertical support comprises a cable, and wherein the cable includes a first portion extending between the first leg and the ceiling and a second portion extending between the second leg and a support element fixedly coupled to the wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The medical imaging device of claim 12, wherein when a length of the first portion increases a length of the second portion decreases an equal amount. ### Claim 14 A medical imaging device mountable on a stationary support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the medical imaging device comprising: a frame coupleable to the ceiling for relative vertical movement thereto; a lateral support arm coupled to the frame and configured to engage with at least one securing member affixed to the wall to maintain a horizontal or angular position of the frame with respect to the wall; and a gantry coupled to the frame for relative rotational movement thereto, the gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The medical imaging device of claim 14, wherein the gantry is coupled to the frame for relative vertical and rotational movement thereto.