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US 10,517,553 B2Granted
C-arm imaging system with multiple automated independent rotational axes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsDavid Ellis Barker, John Matthew Simmons
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Abstract
An X-ray imaging system is provided. The X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray radiation source, an X-ray detector, and a C-arm. The C-arm has the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end. The X-ray imaging system also includes a motorized system configured to rotate the C-arm about three different rotational axes.
Claims13
An X-ray imaging system, comprising:
- an X-ray radiation source;
- an X-ray detector;
- a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end;
- a base coupled to the C-arm;
- a motorized system configured to rotate the C-arm about three different rotational axes;
- a C-arm rotation device;
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- a horizontal arm coupled to the base and an L-arm having a first end coupled to the horizontal arm and a second end coupled to the C-arm via the C-arm rotation device, wherein the L-arm is configured to rotate about the horizontal arm to enable rotation of the C-arm in the lateral direction, and the C-arm rotation device is configured both to rotate about the second end of the L-arm to enable rotation of the C-arm about a location where the C-arm is coupled to the base and to rotate in the orbital direction;
- wherein the motorized system is configured to rotate the C-arm at least 180 degrees in the orbital direction by rotating the C-arm about the three different rotational axes at both a same time and rate.
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An X-ray imaging system, comprising:
- an X-ray radiation source;
- an X-ray detector;
- a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end;
- a base coupled to the C-arm;
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- a motorized system configured to rotate the C-arm at least 180 degrees in an orbital direction relative to where the C-arm is coupled to the base, wherein the motorized system is configured to rotate the C-arm at least 180 degrees in the orbital direction by both rotating the C-arm 180 degrees in a lateral direction relative to the base and rotating the C-arm 180 degrees about a location where the C-arm is coupled to the base, and wherein the motorized system is configured to rotate the C-arm at least 180 degrees in the orbital direction by rotating the C-arm about three different rotational axes at both a same time and rate.
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An X-ray imaging system, comprising:
- an X-ray radiation source;
- an X-ray detector;
- a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end;
- a base;
- a horizontal arm coupled to the base;
- an L-arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the horizontal arm;
- a C-arm rotation device configured to enable the C-arm to rotate in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device, wherein the C-arm rotation device is coupled to the second end of the L-arm;
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- a motorized system configured to rotate the C-arm about three different rotational axes;
- wherein a first rotational axis of the three different rotational axes comprises an orbital axis defined by rotation of the C-arm in the orbital direction relative to where the C-arm is coupled to the C-arm rotation device, a second rotational axis of the three different rotational axes comprises a lateral axis defined by rotation of the L-arm about the horizontal arm, and a third rotational axis of the three different rotational axes comprises a flip-flop axis defined by rotation of the C-arm rotation device about the second end of the L-arm.
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