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Granted Patent B2
US 8,464,378 · App. 13/178,604 · Granted Jun 18, 2013

Medical inspection apparatus

Inventors: Po-Hsiu Kuo (Taoyuan County, TW); Yu-Ching Ni (Taoyuan County, TW); Meei-Ling Jan (Taoyuan County, TW)
Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council
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Patent No.
US 8,464,378
App. No.
13/178,604
Granted
Jun 18, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical inspection apparatus includes a main body and an inspection module. The main body has at least two guide rails and at least two sliding blocks which are slidably coupled to the guide rails respectively, and the inspection module further includes at least one pivot, and each of the sliding blocks is pivotally connected to the inspection module with a pivot, so that the inspection module is capable of sliding on the sliding rail to regulate the height and rotating with respect to the pivot to regulate the inclination. Moreover, the main body has a first supporting component and a second supporting component, so that the combination of the first supporting component and the second supporting component can provide three-ended support for an inspected person.

Claims (17)

1. A medical inspection apparatus for examining a patient, comprising:

a main body, having at least two linear moving units, respectively disposed at two sides of the main body;

a first supporting component, for supporting knees of the patient;

a second supporting component, for supporting hips and legs of the patient; and

an inspection module, coupled to the main body by directly pivotally connecting to the at least two linear moving units with connecting pivots, wherein the at least two linear moving units move the inspection module in a linear movement by moving the connecting pivots, and the inspection module pivots around the connecting pivots.

2. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second supporting component further comprises a first belt and a second elastic belt, respectively used for binding the hips and legs of the inspected person.

3. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second supporting component further comprises a base, the base is connected to the main body through a connecting member, and the base has a supporting member for supporting against the ground.

4. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein one end of the supporting member is further provided with an elastic belt, for binding and securing the feet or the legs of the inspected person to the supporting member.

5. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the supporting member further comprises at least one wheel.

6. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inspection module further comprises at least two inspection components, and the at least two inspection components form a recessed space.

7. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein an inclined angle is formed between the inspection module and the main body, the inspection module further comprises an elastically extensible element disposed on the recessed space, and an opening is formed in the elastically extensible element, such that when a tissue to be inspected passes through the opening and is accommodated in the recessed space, the gravity is acting on the tissue to be inspected due to the inclined angle, so as to increase the inspected area of the tissue to be inspected.

8. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises a plurality of wheels.

9. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each linear moving unit further has a guide rail and a sliding block slidably coupled to the guide rail, and two ends of the inspection module are respectively pivotally connected to the corresponding sliding blocks via a pivot.

10. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises an inspection signal processing unit, electrically connected to the inspection module, and used for processing an inspection signal of the inspection module to generate an inspection image signal.

11. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the inspection module further comprises a display, electrically connected to the inspection signal processing unit, and used for receiving the inspection image signal and displaying an inspection image related to the inspection image signal.

12. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inspection module further comprises a display for playing a film.

13. The medical inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inspection module is an inspection module capable of detecting positron, single photon, or X-ray signals.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2011
From: KUO, PO-HSIU; NI, YU-CHING; JAN, MEEI-LING
To: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN
Reel/Frame 026561/0013 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 99124682 A · Jul 27, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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