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US 2015/0085992 A1Published application
Motorized drive for mobile fluoroscopy units
OwnerJohn K. Gradyinventor
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Abstract
A mobile C-arm fluoroscopy unit comprising a self-contained radial coordinate or vector movement mechanism utilizing at least one motor-driven wheel, wherein the at least one motor-driven wheel is individually continuously steerable around a generally vertical steering axis.
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A mobile C-arm fluoroscopy unit comprising a self-contained radial coordinate or vector movement mechanism utilizing at least one motor-driven wheel, wherein the at least one motor-driven wheel is individually continuously steerable around a generally vertical steering axis.
A mobile C-arm fluoroscopy unit comprising:
- a base;
- at least one two powered wheels for moving the base relative to the floor;
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- a C-arm mounted to the base;
- wherein the each of the at least two powered wheels is (i) rotatable about a vertical axis, such that the wheel may be aimed in a given direction, and (ii) powered about a horizontal axis, such that the wheel may be driven in the given direction.
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