# US 10,478,275 B2 · Medical diagnostic apparatus having height-adjustable table for animals

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- Number: US 10,478,275 B2
- Document ID: US10478275B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/636,724
- Filed: 2017-06-29
- Published: 2018-05-24
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-24
- Applicants: Ju-Hyung Kim
- Inventors: Ju-Hyung Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478275B2

## CPC

- A61D 3/00: Arrangements for supporting or fettering animals for veterinary purposes
- A61B 6/0407: {Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body}
- A61B 6/508: {for non-human patients}
- A61B 90/50: Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
- A61G 13/06: raising or lowering of the whole table surface (A61G13/04 takes precedence)
- A61G 2210/50: for radiography
- A61D: VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)

## Abstract

A medical diagnostic apparatus having a height-adjustable table for animals according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a table where an animal is placed; a support stand supporting the table such that the table vertically moves and adjusting height of the table to move the table close to a floor; an X-ray detector disposed under the table and coupled to the support stand to move with the table; and an imaging stand spaced from the table, connected to the support stand, and having an X-ray tube for radiating X-rays to the X-ray detector.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A medical diagnostic apparatus having a height-adjustable table for animals, the apparatus comprising:
a table where an animal is placed;
a support stand supporting the table such that the table vertically moves and adjusting height of the table to move the table close to a floor;
an X-ray detector disposed under the table and coupled to the support stand to move with the table;
an imaging stand spaced from the table, connected to the support stand, and having an X-ray tube for radiating X-rays to the X-ray detector; and
an imaging stand support coupled to the support stand and supporting the imaging stand such that the imaging stand moves left and right,
wherein the imaging stand support comprises:
a support frame coupled to the support stand and having a first lateral guide rail disposed in a width direction of the table;
a lateral moving block supporting the imaging stand, having a plurality of rollers disposed on the first lateral guide rail, and disposed on the support frame to move left and right in a width direction of the support frame;
a second lateral guide rail spaced from the first lateral guide rail and disposed on an inner side of the support frame; and
a guide block coupled to the lateral moving block and having second rollers moving on the second lateral guide block, and
wherein a distance between a side X-ray detector and the X-ray tube is adjusted by moving the imaging stand left and right in order to take X-ray images of a side of an animal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support stand includes:
a support stand body having a stand guide rail on a side;
a lifting member coupled to the stand guide rail to vertically move;
a table actuator disposed in the support stand body, connected to the lifting member, and vertically moving the lifting member; and
a table support coupling the lifting member and the table to each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the imaging stand support further includes stoppers disposed at both sides of the support frame and restricting movement of the lateral moving block.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the imaging stand includes:
an imaging stand body coupled to the lateral moving block and having an imaging stand guide rail on a side;
an arm coupled to the imaging stand guide rail to vertically move on the imaging stand body and coupled to the X-ray tube; and
an arm actuator disposed in the imaging stand body, connected to the arm, and vertically moving the arm.