Radiation barrier
AssigneeECO Cath-Lab Systems, Inc.
InventorJames Goldstein
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Abstract
A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source. The barrier includes a radiopaque wall extending between opposite lateral edges, wherein the wall is positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person, and a radiopaque deflector extending from the wall and obliquely angled relative to the wall.
Claims70
A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said barrier comprising:
- a radiopaque wall having opposite lateral edges, said wall being positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly from the radiation source to the person;
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- a radiopaque deflector extending from the wall, obliquely angled with respect to the wall, and extending generally toward the radiation source when the wall is positioned between the source and the person.
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A wall for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said wall comprising:
- support including a base and a moveable arm extending from the base;
- a radiopaque lower section;
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- a radiopaque upper section mountable on the lower section and attached to the arm of the support for supporting the upper section when removed from the lower section and for selectively moving the upper section into position for mounting on the lower section, said upper section having an opening sized and shaped for accommodating a portion of a table for supporting a patient and a portion of the patient supported by the table, said upper section and said lower section being positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly from the radiation source to the person.
(canceled)
A barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said barrier comprising:
- a radiopaque central portion positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person;
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- a radiopaque margin at least partially surrounding the central portion along at least two adjacent edges thereof and obliquely angled with respect to the central portion.
A barrier in accordance with 54 wherein at least a portion of the margin is generally planar.
A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said barrier comprising a radiopaque wall positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person, said wall having an opening for accommodating a portion of the radiation source and a substantially continuous and uninterrupted radiopaque cover movably attached to the wall and positioned over the opening for preventing radiation emitted from the radiation source from passing through the opening to the person.
A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said barrier comprising:
- a radiopaque wall extending between opposite lateral edges and vertically between an upper edge and a lower edge, said wall positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person;
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- a radiopaque deflector pivotally attached along the upper edge of the wall.
(canceled)
A radiation barrier for shielding a person from radiation emitted from a radiation source, said barrier comprising:
- a radiopaque wall positionable between the radiation source and the person to prevent radiation from traveling directly between the radiation source and the person, said wall having opposite side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge;
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- a plurality of radiopaque deflectors obliquely angled with respect to at least a portion of the wall, wherein at least two of said plurality of deflectors extend from adjacent edges of the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.