Medical imaging system cable
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsCarlos Martinez Ferreira, Bernard Bouvier
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Abstract
Systems are provided for a medical imaging system. In one example, the medical imaging system includes a C-arc with a radiation source coupled to a first end and a detector coupled to a second end of the C-arc, opposite to the radiation source, where the detector is configured to receive radiation from the radiation source The medical imaging system further includes a pivot arm configured to adjust a position of the C-arc and a cable chain coupled to each of the C-arc and the pivot arm via rotatable joints wherein the cable chain extends upwardly from each of the rotatable joints at each of a plurality of positions of the C-arc.
Claims15
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a C-arc;
- a radiation source coupled to a first end of the C-arc;
- a detector coupled to a second end of the C-arc, opposite to the radiation source, and configured to receive radiation from the radiation source;
- a pivot arm configured to adjust a position of the C-arc;
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- a cable chain coupled to each of the C-arc and the pivot arm via rotatable joints, wherein the cable chain extends upwardly from each of the rotatable joints at each of a plurality of positions of the C-arc, wherein the cable chain is configured to house one or more cables, the one or more cables in electrical communication with the radiation source and/or detector, wherein the rotatable joints include a C-arc joint and a pivot arm joint, wherein the C-arc joint includes a first annular mounting section defining a first opening and the pivot arm joint includes a second annular mounting section defining a second opening, and wherein the C-arc joint includes a first roller positioned in front of the first opening and the pivot arm joint includes a second roller positioned in front of the second opening.
A cable management system, comprising:
- a cable chain including a plurality of articulating links, the cable chain having a hollow interior configured to house one or more electrical cables;
- a first joint coupled to a first end of the cable chain and a second joint coupled to a second end of the cable chain;
- a first joint mount configured to couple the first joint to a first component of a medical imaging system;
- a second joint mount configured to couple the second joint to a second component of the medical imaging system, wherein the first joint includes a first limiting device configured to limit rotation of the first joint to a first range of angles relative to the first joint mount and the second joint includes a second limiting device configured to limit rotation of the second joint to a second range of angles relative to the second joint mount.
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a C-arc including a radiation source coupled to a first end of the C-arc and a detector coupled to a second end of the C-arc, opposite to the radiation source;
- a base;
- a cable coupled to the base and to the radiation source and passing through the C-arc and a pivot arm configured to move the C-arc;
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- a cable chain coupled to the pivot arm via a pivot arm joint and coupled to the C-arc via a C-arc joint, the cable chain configured to house the cable,
- wherein the C-arc joint is coupled to the C-arc via a C-arc joint mount and the pivot arm joint is coupled to the pivot arm via a pivot arm joint mount, wherein the C-arc joint is rotatable relative to the C-arc joint mount throughout a first range of angles, the first range of angles defined by a first slot in the C-arc joint mount and a first limiting device of the C-arc joint, and wherein the pivot arm joint is rotatable relative to the pivot arm joint mount throughout a second range of angles, the second range of angles defined by a second slot in the pivot arm joint mount and a second limiting device of the pivot arm joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.