System and method for managing power deactivation within a medical imaging system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJon C. Omernick, Sabih Qamar-Uz Zaman
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Abstract
A medical imaging system includes a medical imaging device, a medical imaging control subsystem, and an activation unit. The medical imaging control subsystem includes a processing unit and a monitor. The processing unit is in communication with the medical imaging device and the monitor. The activation unit is operatively connected to the medical imaging device and the medical imaging control subsystem, wherein the activation unit is operable to deactivate the medical imaging device and the medical imaging control subsystem.
Claims19
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a medical imaging device;
- a medical imaging control subsystem having a processing unit and a monitor, said processing unit being in communication with said medical imaging device and said monitor;
- and
- an activation unit operatively connected to said medical imaging device and said medical imaging control subsystem, wherein said activation unit is operable to deactivate said medical imaging device and said medical imaging control subsystem with a single deactivation action.
A method of deactivating a medical imaging system, comprising:
- operatively connecting an activation unit to a medical imaging device and a medical imaging control subsystem;
- engaging the activation unit into a deactivation position;
- and
- deactivating both the medical imaging device and the medical imaging control subsystem through said engaging.
A method of deactivating a fluoroscopic imaging system, said fluoroscopic imaging system comprising a (i) C-arm assembly having a C-shaped body with an x-ray source and a detector mounted thereto and a C-arm operation control unit configured to control movement of the C-shaped body, and (ii) a fluoroscopic imaging control subsystem having an imaging control unit in communication a monitor and the C-arm assembly, the method comprising:
- operatively connecting an activation unit to the C-arm assembly and the fluoroscopic imaging control subsystem;
- engaging the activation unit into a deactivation position;
- and
- deactivating both the C-arm assembly and the fluoroscopic imaging control subsystem through said engaging, wherein said deactivating comprises (i) immediately powering off the C-arm assembly and (ii) reducing power supplied to the fluoroscopic imaging control subsystem for a set period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.