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X-ray image-pickup apparatus

US5095501A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1990
Grant dateMar 10, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/501
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An x-ray image-pickup apparatus comprises a base movable along a ceiling wall of a photographing room, a support having one end portion rotatably attached to the base, an arm rotatably and slidable attached to the other end portion of the support, and a pair of x-ray image-pickup systems arranged to be substantially included in an imaginary plane defined within the arm and designed to be capable of photographing a subject situated within the arm in two directions. The apparatus is suitable for a cephalo-cervical interventional angiography.

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