Mini C-arm assembly for mobile X-ray imaging system

A C-arm apparatus. An X-ray imaging system is coupled to a C-arm, including an X-ray source and an image receptor mounted upon opposing locations, respectively on the C-arm. The C-arm is mass balanced about its axis of orbital rotation and is pivotally coupled to an articulating arm assembly support...

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Main Authors WESTON; LONNIE B, BARKER; DAVID E, ERICKSON; BLAIN C, HANOVER; BARRY K, RICHES; ROSS A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.05.1997
Edition6
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:A C-arm apparatus. An X-ray imaging system is coupled to a C-arm, including an X-ray source and an image receptor mounted upon opposing locations, respectively on the C-arm. The C-arm is mass balanced about its axis of orbital rotation and is pivotally coupled to an articulating arm assembly supported upon a wheeled support base. The mass balance enables repositioning of the X-ray imaging system between an anterior-posterior view and an orthogonal lateral view with a single, orbital movement of the C-arm which also causes the views to define an imaging isocenter. The C-arm is preferably miniaturized to an approximate diameter of twenty-eight inches with a source-to-image distance of approximately fourteen inches.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19950511873