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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186879 | Panel support device and X-ray apparatus A panel support device for detachably supporting an X-ray receiving panel includes a support plate configured to be in contact with the surface of the panel opposite to an X-ray receiving surface of the panel while the panel is mounted, a locking member for locking ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182147 | Portable radiographic imaging device and radiographic imaging system A portable radiographic imaging device includes an operation unit, a controller, and an execution unit. The operation unit is operated when a target function is selected from plural different functions relating to radiographic image capturing. When a first condition... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177429 | Foldable nuclear medicine gantry In accordance with one aspect, imaging system (10, 190) includes a plurality of detector heads (12, 14, 80, 100, 202) and a frame (20) on which the plurality of detector heads are mounted. The frame is configurable in (i) an operational configur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8136989 | X-ray detector An X-ray detector is provided. The X-ray detector is a grid wall device, having a radiation detector that is movable vertically by way of a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism is a scissor-type arm or an articulated arm having at least two arms hinged... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113712 | Bed for capturing radiation image and radiation image capturing system A radiation detecting cassette is disposed in a desired position between a bed and a patient in an operating room. After a detector-side connector and a bed-side connector are connected to each other by a cable, an image capturing apparatus captures and records radi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113711 | Shoulder joint A shoulder joint is provided. The shoulder joint includes a main support, a fold-out arm, first and second carriages arranged on the main support, and a first coupling that is operable to couple the first and second carriages together. The fold-out arm is attached b... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8047714 | Diagnostic delivery service Systems, methods, and other modalities are described for (a) obtaining an indication relating to an emission module (which may be dangerous, e.g.) or its user (who may be untrained, e.g.) and for (b) configuring the module or causing an irradiation (for imaging, e.g... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038347 | Portable tomographic diagnostic system with open gantry An imaging system includes a portable litter including a structural housing and a digital detector positioned in the structural housing to detect X-ray signals corresponding to a region of interest to be imaged. The imaging system further includes at least one X-ray... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025439 | Radiation detector attaching and detaching device A radiation detector attaching and detaching device, for a radiation detecting apparatus having a plurality of radiation detectors for detecting radiation and a radiation detector stand for respectively maintaining the radiation detectors in trenches arranged with a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021043 | Magnetic shielding for portable detector A digital radiographic detector has a detector panel that forms digital image data according to radiation exposure energy. An enclosure houses the detector panel, formed from an electrically conductive material and having a base with an inner base surface and an out... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011828 | Shoulder joint A shoulder joint is provided. The shoulder joint includes a main support; a fold-out arm including an upper arm and a lower arm, the upper arm operable to pivot about a pin and the lower arm operable to pivot on a spindle on one end of the upper arm; and a first whe... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988356 | Radiographic imaging apparatus and method A cooling unit is provided in a storage section to locally cool a heat generating portion of an imaging device and to thereby reduce nonuniformity of the distribution of the temperature in the imaging device. Detectors detect a mount orientation of the imaging devic... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7954996 | Positioning system with tilting arm support for imaging devices A positioning system for imaging devices is provided. The positioning system includes an imaging element and a tilting arm support having the imaging element coupled thereto. The tilting arm support includes a linkage to tilt the imaging element when the tilting arm... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954997 | Cabinet assembly for radiation detector A modified grid cabinet or “bucky” assembly intended for use with a digital imaging system and dimensioned and structured to retrofit a conventional film type x-ray device originally intended for use in combination with a conventional film bucky. The bucky assem... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938578 | Positioning of an x-ray apparatus An x-ray apparatus is provided. The x-ray apparatus includes a patient support supported on a support unit in such a manner that it can be repositioned by way of a support arm and an x-ray detector likewise supported on the support arm, embodied in particular as a s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927013 | Computed tomography rotor, and gantry embodying same A rotor, and a gantry and a computed tomography apparatus with such a rotor, has recess to accommodate at least one component of an image data acquisition device, and the recess is dimensioned such that the component can be inserted therein in a radial direction pro... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918603 | Radiographic imaging table There is provided a radiographic imaging table including: a test object mounting plate capable of allowing radiation to penetrate therethrough, on which a test object is mounted; a detector mounting plate which is disposed under the test object mounting plate to mov... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909511 | Tray for portable digital radiography cassette An apparatus for digital radiography has a cassette adapted to obtain a digital image of a subject in response to incident radiation when receiving source power through an input power connector and adapted to provide the obtained digital image as output from a first... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7857511 | Stand for an X-ray system The invention relates to a stand (5) which is especially adapted to support for a digital X-ray detector (4) for an X-ray system (1), and to an X-ray system (1) comprising such a stand (5). The stand (5) comprises a stirrup ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854551 | X-ray detecting stand and X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray detecting stand that includes an X-ray detector, a vertical column that supports the X-ray detector so as to be movable, and elevating device for raising and lowering the X-ray detector along the column through a belt, including a balancing mechanism that e... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7832926 | X-ray radiographing apparatus A coupler is provided with a protrusion and a flange-shaped locking portion. A case of an image receptor houses an X-ray detector and an unlocking mechanism including a movable locking portion. The movable locking portion is made to protrude into a depression by the... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824103 | Scatter-poor dosimeter support device and method of operation An apparatus and method for an X-ray dosimeter support, comprises of a material-poor support-layer, held by a frame elevated by at least one foot, comprising optimization for low back-scatter, high measurement-repeatability and ease of assembly and disassembly. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819580 | Arm frame structure and scan apparatus having the same Disclosed is an arm frame structure for a radiation imaging system, comprising a first upright column, a mounting frame, and first and second collimators mounted on said first upright column, and first and second detector devices. Said first and second collimators a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7785005 | Cassette accommodating device, radiation detection system, and rechargeable battery accommodating device A cassette accommodating device accommodates cassettes with various sizes. Each cassette houses a rechargeable battery and a radiation detection unit that generates a radiographic image according to an amount of received radiation and each cassette is provided with ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775712 | Modified grid cabinet assembly A modified grid cabinet or “bucky” assembly intended for use with a digital imaging system and dimensioned and structured to retrofit a conventional film type x-ray device originally intended for use in combination with a conventional film bucky. The bucky assem... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7740405 | Cassette A cassette includes a main cassette body having a radiation detector for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and a communication unit for wireless communications with a console... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736054 | X-ray detecting device and X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray detecting device comprises a support mechanism for supporting a detector housing pivotably about a horizontal shaft parallel to an X-ray incidence surface, a shaft connected at one end to the detector housing and having an opposite end adapted to perform a ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731424 | Detector holder, X-ray system and X-ray flat detector A detector holder for a flat panel x-ray detector has a mechanical plug interface that allows flat panel x-ray detectors of respectively different types to be connected to and held by the detector holder. An x-ray system equipped with such a detector holder can be u... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712959 | Bed for capturing radiation image and radiation image capturing system A radiation detecting cassette is disposed in a desired position between a bed and a patient in an operating room. After a detector-side connector and a bed-side connector are connected to each other by a cable, an image capturing apparatus captures and records radi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690844 | Method and system for guidance system positioner Apparatus and methods for incrementally positioning at least one adjustable axis of a guidance system where the guidance system may be an image based guidance system. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677797 | X-ray imaging stand and X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray imaging stand that supports an upright X-ray imaging panel by a column standing vertically through a carriage, includes a bar-like member having a longitudinal bar section that extends from the carriage in the upward direction over the upper end of the X-ra... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7575374 | Radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus includes a detection section including photoelectric conversion elements that detect radiation that has been transmitted through a subject. The apparatus has a substantially rectangular detection surface; and a housing that contains the dete... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7566169 | Transportable flat x-ray detector A transportable flat X-ray detector includes a housing with a grip and an active surface with a scintillator layer and semiconductor layer including a multiplicity of pixel elements arranged in a matrix. Further, gripping elements such as gripping holes, depressions... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566170 | Systems, methods and apparatus of an image receptor arm Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments, a medical imaging apparatus includes a medical image receptor, a wallstand, and a mechanism that provides at least 3 degrees of freedom. The mechanism is operably coupled to the medical i... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7549798 | Radiographic imaging apparatus, imaging unit and radiographic imaging system A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a holding unit which detachably holds an imaging unit for detecting radiation generated by a radiation generation unit and acquiring a radiographic image, a detachment restriction unit which restricts detachment of the imagi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549799 | Radiograhic system A radiographic system (100) is provided wherein a single X-ray detector can be handled freely using a cable and which can prevent an operator or a patient from being troubled by the cable. The radiographic system (100) comprises a radiographic panel ( | 06/23/2009 |
| 7540660 | Medical imaging apparatus When a safety switch is ON in step S1, and a movement lock portion and a safety lock portion are locked in step S2, a movement lock switch becomes inoperable and a detachment/attachment lock release button becomes operable. When a detachment/attachment... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540659 | Method and apparatus for rotating an imaging system detector A system is provided for rotating a detector of an imaging system about an axis of rotation. The system includes a shaft extending a length between a pair of opposite end portions. The shaft is threaded on an exterior surface thereof. A carriage is mounted on the sh... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7537385 | Radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus includes a detection section including photoelectric conversion elements that detect radiation that has been transmitted through a subject. The apparatus has a substantially rectangular detection surface; and a housing that contains the dete... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7497616 | Mount for image receiver A mount for an image receiver is provided. The mount includes at least two opposite edges that include a section with a curved contour. At least one of the sections of the mount is curved concavely. The concave curvature enables the use of a mount for x-ray lung rad... | 03/03/2009 |
