Elliptical exercise device

An elliptical exercise device configured to be utilized with a medical imaging device, said elliptical exercise device comprising:

• a pedal assembly, said pedal assembly including at least one pedal member configured to receive a force exerted thereon by said user, said at least one pedal member configured to rotate in an elliptical pedal path when said force is exerted thereon;
• a linear sliding assembly operatively coupled to said pedal assembly, said linear sliding assembly including a slider carriage member, a slide rail, and one or more spacer members disposed underneath said slide rail, said slider carriage member configured to slidingly engage said slide rail so as to create said elliptical pedal path;
• a drivetrain assembly operatively coupled to said pedal assembly;
• a resistance assembly operatively coupled to said drivetrain assembly, said drivetrain assembly configured to transfer the motive power generated by said user from said pedal assembly to said resistance assembly, and said resistance assembly configured to provide a resistance force to oppose a rotational movement of one or more components of said resistance assembly;
• a drive frame member supporting said drivetrain assembly and said resistance assembly;
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• a base assembly coupled to said pedal assembly, said base assembly defining a footprint, said base assembly having a first end and a second end disposed opposite to said first end, said first end configured to be disposed closer to a torso of said user than said second end, said pedal assembly being disposed closer to said first end of said base assembly than said second end, said drive frame member extending beyond said second end of said base assembly so as to support said resistance assembly outside said footprint of said base assembly, and said slide rail being attached to and spaced apart from a top surface of said base assembly by said one or more spacer members, said base assembly configured to be attached to said medical imaging device so as to secure said elliptical exercise device to a portion of said medical imaging device.