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X-ray device and medical workplace for diagnostics and surgical interventions in the head and/or jaw of a patient

US6496558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2001
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/547
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an X-ray device and workplace for obtaining radiological exposures of the head and jaw region of a patient an X-ray source emits a conical X-ray bundle which is detected at and an X-ray detector to acquire a 3D dataset of the head or jaw region of the patient. The workplace also can include a navigation system.

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