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US 9,958,558 B2Granted
Wireless digital detector housing with inscribed circuitry
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorScott T. MacLaughlin
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Abstract
A digital x-ray detector has a non-metallic housing. A two dimensional array of photosensors enclosed by the housing is in electrical communication with an electrical circuit formed on an interior surface of the housing.
Claims20
A digital x-ray detector comprising:
- a non-metallic housing comprising two or more sections configured to be fastened together;
- a two dimensional array of photosensors enclosed by the sections of the housing fastened together, the two dimensional array of photosensors configured to capture image signals from received radiation;
- control electronics for acquiring image data from the captured image signals, the control electronics enclosed by the sections of the housing fastened together;
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- a first electrical circuit inscribed on an interior surface of at least one of the sections of the housing,
- wherein the interior surface faces toward the two dimensional array of photosensors, the first electrical circuit is in electrical communication with the control electronics, and wherein the first electrical circuit is in electrical communication with the photosensors to provide data communication between the control electronics and the photosensors.
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A method for forming a digital radiography detector comprising an array of photosensors, the method comprising:
- molding housing cover sections using a plastic or composite material;
- conditioning a pattern on an internal surface of at least one of the housing cover sections for forming metallization tracks thereon;
- plating the conditioned pattern to form the metallization tracks on the internal surface of said at least one of the housing cover sections;
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- fastening the housing cover sections together including connecting at least one of the housing cover sections to the array of photosensors to complete an electrical connection from the photosensors to the metallization tracks to provide image data communication from the photosensors over the metallization tracks, and including enclosing the array of photosensors by the step of fastening the housing cover sections together.
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A digital radiographic detector comprising:
- a housing enclosing a radiographic detector array, the detector array for capturing radiographic image data from received radiation;
- a battery enclosed by the housing;
- conductive tracks inscribed on an interior surface of the housing, the conductive tracks electrically connected to the detector array, the conductive tracks including an antenna;
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- an integrated circuit chip enclosed by the housing and electrically connected to the conductive tracks, the integrated circuit chip configured to receive the radiographic image data from the detector array over the conductive tracks and to transmit the radiographic image data over the antenna,
- wherein the battery is configured to provide electric power for operating the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.