Image intensifier reticle system
US6519319B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4225
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of aligning a C-arm of an image intensifier for rotation in a selected plane, the C-arm having a transmitter mounted at one end and a receiver mounted at an opposite end, comprising: identifying the selected plane by viewing the location of bony structures with the image intensifier;and aligning indicia disposed on a radio-opaque reticle covering at least a portion of the receiver with the selected plane, the indicia being aligned with the plane of rotation of the C-arm, thereby aligning the plane of the C-arm with the selected plane.
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