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US 8,944,681 B2Granted
Mobile X-ray machine with an anticollision device
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJose Emilio Soto, Francis Guerit, Guy Bertrand, Bruno Galloni, Bernard Bouvier
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Abstract
An X-ray machine is provided. The X-ray machine comprises an X-ray tube; an X-ray detector placed opposite the X-ray tube in a direction of emission of X-rays; and a mobile device on which the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector are mounted, the mobile device comprising a motor capable of causing the automatic movement of the X-ray machine, and an impact-sensing system coupled to the motor in order to control the movement of the mobile device in the event of an impact applied to the X-ray apparatus.
Claims8
An X-ray machine, comprising:
- an X-ray tube;
- an X-ray detector placed opposite the X-ray tube in a direction of emission of X-rays;
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- a mobile device on which the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector are mounted, the mobile device comprising a motor capable of causing movement of the mobile device, and an impact-sensing system configured to control the movement of the mobile device in the event of an impact applied to the mobile device, the impact-sensing system comprising a peripheral sensor mounted on a housing of the mobile device and extending along the entire periphery of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.