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US 10,945,687 B2Granted
Display device for reducing radiation exposure to medical personnel
AssigneeEgg Medical, Inc.
InventorsRobert F. Wilson, John P. Gainor, James Montague, Uma S. Valeti
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Abstract
A transparent radiation shield, attachable to a patient support platform, and movable to shield a physician from imaging radiation, includes a transparent computer display that is controllable to provide a data overlay on the shield pertaining to patient data and/or x-ray images.
Claims18
A radiation shield connectable for use with a patient platform comprising a plurality of layers, said plurality of layers including:
- an at least partially transparent display;
- and, an at least partially transparent radiation shield;
- wherein the at least partially transparent display comprises transparent computer display technology such that patient-related data fields are producible on the at least partially transparent display, allowing a user to view data on the display while simultaneously seeing a patient through the data fields, wherein the at least partially transparent display includes an adjustment control for changing an opacity of the patient-related data fields.
A system for use in tending to a medical patient comprising:
- a patient platform including:
- a mattress;
- a table;
- a radiation shield comprising a plurality of layers, said plurality of layers including:
- an at least partially transparent display;
- and, an at least partially transparent radiation shield;
- wherein the at least partially transparent display comprises transparent computer display technology such that patient-related data is producible in transparent data fields on the at least partially transparent display while the display is at least partially transparent;
- and, an arm connecting the shield to the patient platform;
- wherein the at least partially transparent display includes an adjustment control for changing an opacity of the patient-related data.
6 more elements
A method of protecting a physician while attending to a patient and using x-ray imaging:
- providing an at least partially transparent shield on an articulated arm such that said shield is positionable between the physician and the patient;
- displaying data on said at least partially transparent shield pertaining to the patient while being able to view the patient through the data displayed on the at least partially transparent shield, wherein the data displayed on the at least partially transparent shield includes a diagnostic image of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.