Laser targeting companion system used with medical imaging devices

An apparatus to provide a visible indication of an invisible beam emitted by a radiation source on a medical imaging system, the apparatus comprising:

• a laser targeting device configured to produce a visible beam of light and operate at a visible wavelength, the laser targeting device configured to be mounted proximate to an image intensifier of the medical imaging system, the laser targeting device including:
• a head block mounted proximate to a peripheral edge of the laser targeting device and outside a field-of-view of the invisible beam, the head block having at least one laser diode mounted therein;
• a laser reflector arranged to mount within the field-of-view of the invisible beam and proximate to the head block, the laser reflector further configured to redirect the visible beam of light parallel to the field-of-view of the invisible beam, the laser reflector being substantially transparent to the invisible beam.

An apparatus to provide a visible indication of an invisible beam emitted by a radiation source on a medical imaging system, the apparatus comprising:

• a laser targeting device configured to produce a visible beam of light and operate at a visible wavelength, the laser targeting device including:
• a head block mounted proximate to a peripheral edge of the laser targeting device and outside a field-of-view of the invisible beam, the head block having a laser diode mounted therein, the head block being arranged to provide alignment adjustments to the laser diode in at least two axes;
• a laser reflector arranged to mount within the field-of-view of the invisible beam and proximate to the head block, the laser reflector having a reflecting surface in a central portion of the laser reflector angled at approximately 45° relative to the field-of-view of the invisible beam and configured to redirect the visible beam of light parallel to and in an approximate center position of the field-of-view of the invisible beam, the laser reflector being substantially transparent to the invisible beam.