Imaging systems and methods
AssigneeOXOS Medical, Inc.
InventorsEvan Ruff, Paul Bennett, Dhruv Vishwakarma, Gregory Kolovich
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Abstract
Methods and systems for x-ray and fluoroscopic image capture and, in particular, to a versatile, multimode imaging system incorporating a hand-held x-ray emitter operative to capture digital or thermal images of a target; a stage operative to capture static x-ray and dynamic fluoroscopic images of the target; a system for the tracking and positioning of the x-ray emission; a device to automatically limit the field of the x-ray emission; and methods of use. Automatic systems to determine the correct technique factors for fluoroscopic and radiographic capture, ex-ante.
Claims11
An emitting apparatus for use with a non-invasive imaging system having an imaging sensor configured to generate an imaging signal upon an exposure of an energy, the non-invasive imaging system further including at least one emitting element, the emitting apparatus comprising:
- an energy source configured to generate the energy;
- an emission passage within the emitting apparatus and configured to direct the energy source therethrough;
- a plurality of blades positioned within the emitting apparatus in a surrounding arrangement to form an emission window in the emission passage, where the emission window filters the energy passing through the emission passage;
- and a motor assembly coupled to the plurality of blades to increase or decrease a size of the emission window;
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- a control system configured to receive one or more signals from the at least one emitting element to track movement of the emitting apparatus relative to the image sensor, wherein the control system uses the one or more signals to control the motor assembly to continuously adjust the size of the emission window to limit the exposure of the energy to the imaging sensor.
The emitting apparatus of claimm 8, further including at least one camera on the emitting appartus, where the at least one camera captures a visible, thermal or infrared image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.