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US 10,368,816 B2Granted
Mobile medical imaging robot
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorBernard Bouvier
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Abstract
A mobile medical imaging robot is disclosed. The robot comprises a medical imaging device, and a vehicle configured to carry the medical imaging device. The vehicle is motorized so as to move on a surface, such the floor of an examination room. The robot further comprises a cable designed to link said vehicle to a wall of a room, such as a medical examination room. In at least one non-limiting embodiment, motorized robot movements along the surface are controlled manually by a user.
Claims17
A mobile medical imaging robot comprising:
- a medical imaging device;
- a motorized vehicle comprising at least one motor and configured to carry and move the medical imaging device along a surface;
- a cable configured to link the vehicle to the surface or a wall extending from the surface, wherein the cable is flexible and is disposed within and surrounded by a flexible chain;
- and
- a cable security system configured to detect when cable tension exceeds a predetermined acceptable value and prevent further movement of the motorized vehicle leading to still higher cable tension;
- wherein the motorized vehicle is driven manually by a user.
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A mobile medical imaging robot comprising:
- a medical imaging device;
- a motorized vehicle comprising at least one motor and configured to carry and move the medical imaging device along a surface;
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- a cable configured to link the vehicle to a surface;
- at least one movement monitoring system comprising at least one sensor, said movement monitoring system configured to prevent any movement beyond a corresponding acceptable movement threshold;
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- a cable security system configured to detect when cable tension exceeds a predetermined acceptable value and prevent further movement of the motorized vehicle leading to still higher cable tension, wherein the cable is flexible and is disposed within a flexible chain;
- wherein the medical imaging device, under user control, is configured to move away from an examination table to allow access to a patient, and to move toward and about the examination table to a desirable location for taking images of the patient corresponding to an area of interest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.