Ceiling mounted medical imaging system
A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a horizontal surface and at least one substantially vertical surface. The imaging device includes a frame and a gantry having a radiation source and a radiation detector. The gantry is rotatable with respect to the frame. The imaging device includes a first vertical adjustment element and a second vertical adjustment element. The first vertical adjustment element has a first end couplable to the horizontal surface and a second end coupled to the frame, the first end is located a first distance from the second end, and adjustable over a first range. The second vertical adjustment element has a third end coupled to the frame and a fourth end coupled to the gantry. The third end is located a second distance from the fourth end, and is adjustable over a second range, and the fourth end is rotatable with respect to the third end.
1. A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the imaging device comprising:
a frame;
a gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector, and wherein the gantry is rotatable with respect to the frame;
a first vertical adjustment element having a first end coupleable to the ceiling and a second end coupled to the frame, the first end located a first distance from the second end, and wherein the first vertical adjustment element is configured such that the first distance is adjustable over a first range;
a second vertical adjustment element having a third end coupled to the frame and a fourth end coupled to the gantry, the third end located a second distance from the fourth end, wherein the second vertical adjustment element is configured so that the second distance is adjustable over a second range; and
a horizontal support member coupled to the frame and coupleable to the wall, the horizontal support member configured to maintain a horizontal position of the frame with respect to the wall.
2. The medical imaging device of claim 1 , wherein the second range is smaller than the first range.
3. The medical imaging device of claim 1 , wherein the first vertical adjustment element comprises a linear actuator.
4. The medical imaging device of claim 1 , further comprising a safety member extending between the ceiling and the frame.
5. The medical imaging device of claim 4 , wherein the safety member comprises a cable.
6. The medical imaging device of claim 1 , wherein the frame and gantry form a gantry assembly, and wherein the imaging device further includes a control station separate from the gantry assembly.
7. The medical imaging device of claim 6 , wherein the gantry assembly and the control station are joined by an electrical harness.
8. A medical imaging device mountable on a support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the imaging device comprising:
a mount coupleable to the wall;
a substantially L-shaped frame coupled to the mount for relative vertical movement thereto, wherein the vertical movement is parallel to the wall, and the L-shaped frame having a first leg and a second leg;
a gantry rotatably mounted on the first leg, the gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector; and
a vertical support extending between the first leg and the ceiling, the vertical support configured to at least partially support a load created by the frame and gantry.
9. The medical imaging device of claim 8 , further comprising one or more support elements coupled to at least one of the ceiling and the wall.
10. The medical imaging device of claim 9 , wherein the vertical support comprises a cable, and wherein the cable includes a first end coupled to the first leg, a second end coupled to the second leg, and a body passing over the support elements.
11. The medical imaging device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more support elements comprises one or more pulleys.
12. The medical imaging device of claim 8 , wherein the vertical support comprises a cable, and wherein the cable includes a first portion extending between the first leg and the ceiling and a second portion extending between the second leg and a support element fixedly coupled to the wall.
13. The medical imaging device of claim 12 , wherein when a length of the first portion increases a length of the second portion decreases an equal amount.
14. A medical imaging device mountable on a stationary support structure having a ceiling and a wall, the medical imaging device comprising:
a frame coupleable to the ceiling for relative vertical movement thereto;
a lateral support arm coupled to the frame and configured to engage with at least one securing member affixed to the wall to maintain a horizontal or angular position of the frame with respect to the wall; and
a gantry coupled to the frame for relative rotational movement thereto, the gantry having an X-ray radiation source and a radiation detector.
15. The medical imaging device of claim 14 , wherein the gantry is coupled to the frame for relative vertical and rotational movement thereto.