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US 11,872,064 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 comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including:
- an at least partially transparent display layer;
- and,
- an at least partially transparent radiation shield layer;
- and,
- wherein the at least partially transparent display layer comprises transparent computer display technology such that images from an x-ray are producible on the at least partially transparent display layer.
2 more elements
A system for use in tending to a medical patient comprising:
- a patient platform including:
- a mattress;
- a table including an attachment rail;
- a radiation shield comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including:
- an at least partially transparent display layer;
- and,
- an at least partially transparent radiation shield layer;
- and,
- wherein the at least partially transparent display layer comprises transparent computer display technology such that images from an x-ray are producible on the at least partially transparent display layer.
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 such that the at least partially transparent shield is positionable between the physician and the patient, wherein the at least partially transparent shield is comprised of an at least partially transparent display layer and an at least partially transparent shield layer;
- and,
- displaying images from an x-ray on the at least partially transparent shield pertaining to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.