Cantilevered x-ray CT system for multi-axis imaging
US10973478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J19/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-axis imaging system comprising an imaging gantry with an imaging axis extending through a bore of the imaging gantry, a support column that supports the imaging gantry on one side of the gantry in a cantilevered manner, and a base that supports the imaging gantry and the support column. The imaging system including a first drive mechanism that translates the gantry in a vertical direction relative to the support column and the base, a second drive mechanism that rotates the gantry with respect to the support column between a first orientation where the imaging axis of the imaging gantry extends in a vertical direction parallel to the support column and a second orientation where the imaging axis of the gantry extends in a horizontal direction parallel with the base, and a third drive mechanism that translates the support column and the gantry in a horizontal direction along the base.
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