Patent · US Expired

Motor-adjustable x-ray system

US7160027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

18Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jochen Bauer · Gettorf, DE
Wendelin Feiten · Neubiberg, DE
Udo Heinze · Erlangen, DE
Martin Vierbücher · Ebern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2004
Grant date	Jan 9, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/4482
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A motor-adjustable X-ray system comprises a C-arm, which has two degrees of freedom and is adjustable with a motor support. The motor support has a force pickup device which is provided to detect a force exerted by an operator when manipulating the C-arm. The force pickup device is configured to detect a plurality of directional components of the exerted force and to cooperate with an evaluation unit, by which as a function of the plurality of the directional components of the exerted force, different amounts of motor support of the C-arm in the two degrees of freedom are established via the evaluation unit.

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