Safety hooks for ceiling mounted medical imaging system

A ceiling mounted medical imaging system, comprising:

• a medical imaging system operable to acquire medical image data;
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• a ceiling mount assembly comprising:
• a first ceiling rail and a second ceiling rail arranged parallel to the first ceiling rail, each of the first ceiling rail and the second ceiling rail comprising a top side facing a ceiling, a bottom side opposite the top side, an interior side facing an other of the first ceiling rail or the second ceiling rail, and an exterior side opposite the interior side, wherein the top side comprises an upper protrusion projecting horizontally outward beyond each of the interior side and the exterior side, and wherein the interior side comprises a lower protrusion extending across the interior side;
• a ceiling rail attachment assembly comprising:
• a rail fixed nut positioned to contact and hold a bottom side of the upper protrusion of the first ceiling rail;
• a ceiling rail safety hook comprising:
• an upper mount operable to be fastened to a strut in the ceiling, the upper mount comprising:
• an upper mount body;
• upper mount ledges extending horizontally outward in opposite directions from opposite sides of the upper mount body;
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• upper ledge projections extending downward from outer ends of the upper mount ledges, the upper mount ledges and upper ledge projections forming hooks operable to couple with lips inside a channel of the strut;
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• a lower mount extending downward from the upper mount, the lower mount comprising:
• a lower mount body;
• lower mount ledges extending horizontally outward in a same direction from opposite sides of the lower mount body to surround the rail fixed nut, wherein the lower mount body and lower mount ledges form a U-shape in a bottom-up view;
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• lower ledge projections extending upward from outer ends of the lower mount ledges, the lower ledge projections positioned below the bottom side of the upper protrusion of the first ceiling rail;
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• a mounting screw extending through the upper mount and the rail fixed nut to secure the first ceiling rail to the strut in the ceiling, wherein the lower ledge projections are configured to receive the bottom side of the upper protrusion in a failure condition of one or both of the rail fixed nut or the mounting screw;
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• a chassis coupled to the medical imaging system, the chassis comprising a linear guide assembly operable to slidably attach the chassis to the lower protrusion of the first ceiling rail, wherein the linear guide assembly comprises:
• rollers slidably coupled to the lower protrusion of the first ceiling rail;
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• a first chassis safety hook extending above a top side of the lower protrusion, wherein the first chassis safety hook is configured to receive the top side of the lower protrusion in a failure condition of the rollers.

A ceiling mounted medical imaging system, comprising:

• a medical imaging system operable to acquire medical image data;
• and
• a ceiling mount assembly comprising:
• a first ceiling rail and a second ceiling rail arranged parallel to the first ceiling rail, each of the first ceiling rail and the second ceiling rail comprising a top side facing a ceiling, a bottom side opposite the top side, an interior side facing an other of the first ceiling rail or the second ceiling rail, and an exterior side opposite the interior side, wherein the top side comprises an upper protrusion projecting horizontally outward beyond each of the interior side and the exterior side, and wherein the interior side comprises a lower protrusion extending across the interior side;
• a ceiling rail attachment assembly comprising:
• a rail fixed nut positioned to contact and hold a bottom side of the upper protrusion of the first ceiling rail;
• a ceiling rail safety hook comprising:
• an upper mount operable to be fastened to a strut in the ceiling;
• and
• a lower mount extending downward from the upper mount, surrounding the rail fixed nut, and extending below the bottom side of the upper protrusion of the first ceiling rail;
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• a mounting screw extending through the upper mount and the rail fixed nut to secure the first ceiling rail to the strut in the ceiling, wherein the lower mount is configured to receive the bottom side of the upper protrusion in a failure condition of one or both of the rail fixed nut or the mounting screw;
• a chassis coupled to the medical imaging system, the chassis comprising a linear guide assembly operable to slidably attach the chassis to the lower protrusion of the first ceiling rail, wherein the linear guide assembly comprises:
• a chassis mounting base configured for attachment to the chassis;
• a rail mounting arm extending vertically from the chassis mounting base, the rail mounting arm comprising an interior side facing the chassis and an exterior side facing the first ceiling rail;
• rollers slidably coupled to the lower protrusion of the first ceiling rail, the rollers comprising at least one pair of rollers including:
• a top roller operable to slidably engage the top side of the lower protrusion;
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• a bottom roller operable to slidably engage a bottom side of the lower protrusion;
• a first chassis safety hook positioned on the exterior side of the rail mounting arm adjacent the top roller and extending above a top side of the lower protrusion, wherein the first chassis safety hook is configured to receive the top side of the lower protrusion in a failure condition of the rollers;
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• a second chassis safety hook positioned on the exterior side of the rail mounting arm adjacent the bottom roller and extending below a bottom side of the lower protrusion, wherein the second chassis safety hook is configured to engage the bottom side of the lower protrusion in a failure condition of the rollers.