Table drive system for medical imaging apparatus
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBaskar Somasundaram, Shaji Alakkat
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Abstract
A drive system for a patient support table in a medical imaging apparatus is provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises at least one first drive means for driving a patient support surface in at least one first direction, at least one second drive means for driving the patient support surface in at least one second direction, wherein the at least first drive means and the at least second drive means are mounted on at least one common mounting member.
Claims20
A table drive system for a medical imaging apparatus comprising:
- at least one first drive for moving a patient support surface in at least one first direction;
- and
- at least one second drive for moving the patient support surface in at least one second direction, wherein the at least one first drive and the at least one second drive are mounted on a common mounting member.
A drive system for a patient support table comprising:
- at least one driven member for moving a patient support surface;
- and
- at least one driving member in coordinating relationship with the at least one driven member, wherein the at least one driving member is configured to move along with the patient support surface.
A patient support table comprising:
- a patient support surface;
- and
- a mounting member coupled to the patient support surface, said mounting member configured to support a first drive adapted for moving the patient support surface in at least one first direction, and a second drive adapted for moving the patient support surface in at least one second direction, and said second drive comprising at least one driving member configured to move along with the patient support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.