Collimator for cephalometric extra oral dental imaging devices
US10405816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integral collimator for an extra-oral imaging system that includes a lead plate surrounding an elongated fixed slot aperture and includes a unitary body in substantially continuous contact with an outer surface of the elongated lead plate. The unitary body can include a lower portion surrounding the elongated lead plate and an upper portion, where the upper portion includes a protrusion configured to engage a transport mechanism for translation in a direction orthogonal to a path of the x-ray.
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