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CT scanner with tripod base

US7422368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Xoran Technologies LLC · US

Inventors

Joseph Webster Stayman · Baltimore, US
David C. Brown · Kingston, US
Wai N. Chin · Glenview, US
James F. O'Connell · Ann Arbor, US
James A. Bertolina · Portage, US
Dejen Teofilovic · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2006
Grant date	Sep 9, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/4405
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A CT scanner includes a base, two fixed portions extending transversely from the base, and a rocking beam pivotally attached to the base about an axis. The CT scanner includes four wheels that allow the CT scanner to move over a floor. A wheel is attached to each fixed portion, and a wheel is attached to each end of the rocking beam. If the CT scanner is positioned on a floor with an unlevel portion, the rocking beam rotates about the axis. One wheel attached to the rocking beam raises in a generally vertical direction, and the other beam attached to the rocking beam lowers in a generally vertical direction so all four wheels contact the floor, stabilizing the CT scanner and preventing rocking.

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