Protected control console apparatuses
US8399871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/467
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for control of a procedure, comprising: a communications interface; a control console, wherein the control console is adapted to provide control commands via the communications interface to at least one of: at least one imaging device or at least one medical instrument used to perform the procedure; and, at least one radiation shield attached to the control console and positioned between the control console and a patient on which the procedure is being performed, wherein the apparatus is separately movable from at least one of the at least one imaging device, the patient or the at least one medical instrument.
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