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Portable X-ray device

US5781610A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1997
Grant dateJul 14, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/508
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A novel x-ray image receptor holder physically links to the collimated tube of a lightweight, portable and preferably hand-held X-ray generator for use in intraoral and other X-ray applications. The image receptor holder has a horizontal member with a vertical member attached to the distal end of the horizontal member. The image receptor is held between the vertical member and a sliding member which is also mounted on the horizontal member.

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