Service cranes for medical systems
AssigneeRefleXion Medical, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Roy KNAPP, Blake Hunt GADERLUND
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Abstract
A removable crane for servicing a medical system is provided. In a first implementation, the removable crane couples to a couch of the medical system, wherein upon securing the removable crane to the couch, a jib of the removable crane is positioned to enter a bore of a drum of the medical system upon a movement of the couch towards the drum. In a second implementation, the crane is permanently coupled to the gantry, such that the crane can be in a first configuration for use and a second stowed configuration.
Claims31
A removable crane for servicing a medical system, the removable crane configured to couple to a couch of the medical system, wherein upon securing the removable crane to the couch, a jib of the removable crane is positioned to enter a bore of a drum of the medical system upon a movement of the couch towards the drum.
A removable crane installation system for servicing a medical system, wherein the medical system comprises:
- a gantry;
- a drum attached to a front face of a gantry, the drum having a bore;
- and
- a couch capable of moving towards and away from the drum;
- wherein the removable crane installation system comprises:
- a removable crane configured to couple to the couch via a couch coupling mechanism, the removable crane having a tower and a jib connected to the tower, wherein, upon securing the tower to the couch, the jib is positioned to enter the opening of the drum upon a movement of the couch towards the drum.
A removable crane installation system for servicing a medical system, wherein the medical system comprises a couch, the couch including a couch patient platform comprising a platform base and a platform extension, wherein the platform extension is attached to the platform base via an attachment mechanism, the removable crane installation system comprising:
- a removable crane, configured to attach to the attachment mechanism of the platform base.
A medical system comprising:
- a gantry;
- and
- a crane permanently coupled to the gantry, the crane having a first configuration for use and a second stowed configuration.
A method for attaching a removable crane to a couch of a medical system, the method comprising:
- installing a couch coupling mechanism onto the couch;
- connecting a removable crane with the couch coupling mechanism,
- wherein connecting the couch coupling mechanism and the removable crane includes:
- sliding an extension element of the removable crane into an opening of the couch coupling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.