Medical x-ray detection device including an active optical signal emitter

US7863566B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

• Aleksander Bogojevic · Munich, DE
• Manfred Weiser · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2007
• Grant date: Jan 4, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/376
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical x-ray detection device includes an x-ray detector operable to detect the presence of x-ray radiation in a medical environment, and a signal emitter operatively coupled to said x-ray detector. The signal emitter includes at least one active light-emitting signal device, wherein the signal emitter is operative to emit a signal corresponding to the presence of x-ray radiation.