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US 2024/0071707 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Protective X-Ray Enclosure Access
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorsDave Kirkham, Vance Scott Robinson, Colton B. Woodman, Jake Riggle
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Abstract
Some embodiments include an x-ray device comprising: an access port configured to receive a cathode within an interior volume of an enclosure of the x-ray device; a first vacuum seal configured to seal a cover over the access port; and a second seal configured to seal the cover over the access port, the second seal maintained between the first vacuum seal and the interior volume of the enclosure during removal of the first vacuum seal.
Claims23
A x-ray device comprising:
- an access port configured to receive a cathode within an interior volume of an enclosure of the x-ray device;
- a first vacuum seal configured to seal a cover over the access port;
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- a second seal configured to seal the cover over the access port, the second seal maintained between the first vacuum seal and the interior volume of the enclosure during removal of the first vacuum seal.
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A method, comprising:
- sealing an access port of an enclosure with a first vacuum seal and a secondary seal, the enclosure having an interior volume comprising an x-ray source;
- removing the first vacuum seal from the access port of the enclosure, comprising protecting the interior volume of the enclosure from contamination during removal of the first vacuum seal with the secondary seal;
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- resealing the access port of the enclosure with a first vacuum seal after the removal of the first vacuum seal.
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An x-ray device, comprising:
- means for generating x-rays;
- means for maintaining a vacuum around the means for generating x-rays, including:
- means for accessing an interior volume of the means for maintaining the vacuum around the means for generating x-rays;
- means for vacuum sealing the means for accessing the interior volume;
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- means for protecting the interior volume from contamination during removal of the means for vacuum sealing the means for accessing the interior volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.