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US 8,944,680 · App. 13/602,457 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

X-ray facility having a recording arrangement held on support arms

Inventor: Rainer Graumann (Höchstadt, DE)
Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
A61B6/4429A61B6/4458A61B6/4476A61B6/4452
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Patent No.
US 8,944,680
App. No.
13/602,457
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An X-ray facility has at least one x-ray emitter, an x-ray detector and an isocenter arranged along a central beam path between the x-ray emitter and the x-ray detector. The x-ray emitter and the x-ray detector are arranged on separate support arms. At least one rotary device is provided on each support arm, by way of which the x-ray emitter or the x-ray detector can be rotated about an axis of rotation intersecting the isocenter and not corresponding to the central beam. Wherein the axes of rotation match rotary devices assigned to one another on different support arms.

Claims (29)

1. An x-ray facility, comprising:

at least an x-ray emitter;

an x-ray detector and an isocenter disposed along a central beam path between said x-ray emitter and said x-ray detector;

support arms, each of said x-ray emitter and said x-ray detector disposed on separate ones of said support arms; and

rotary devices, at least one of said rotary devices disposed on each of said support arms, by way of said rotary devices said x-ray emitter and said x-ray detector can be rotated about an axis of rotation intersecting said isocenter and not corresponding to said central beam path, wherein axes of rotation match said rotary devices assigned to one another on different ones of said support arms.

2. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one movement coupling facility for controlling at least one pair of said rotary devices, which upon rotation of said one rotary device about a specific angle is embodied to rotate said other rotary devices in a same direction about the specific angle.

3. The x-ray facility according to claim 2 , wherein said rotary devices include at least two pairs of coupled rotary devices provided with axes of rotation pointing in different directions.

4. The x-ray facility according to claim 2 , wherein said rotary devices assigned to one another can be coupled and decoupled by a switching facility, and can be decoupled for bringing said at least one of said support arms into a parking position.

5. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , wherein each of said support arms contains at least two semi-circular segments, which can be rotated counter to one another by means of one of said rotary devices.

6. The x-ray facility according to claim 5 , wherein all of said semi-circular segments cover an identical angle.

7. The x-ray facility according to claim 5 , wherein each of said support arms covers an angle in a range of 120° to 130°.

8. The x-ray facility according to claim 5 , wherein each of said support arms covers an angle of at least 90°.

9. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , further comprising a stand, said support arms are disposed on said stand running vertically in each instance.

10. The x-ray facility according to claim 9 , further comprising a parking facility to pivot at least one of said support arms about a vertical axis around said stand to bring said at least one of said support arms into a parking position.

11. The x-ray facility according to claim 9 ,

further a tilting facility;

wherein said stand is one of a plurality of stands;

wherein at least one of said stands includes at least one of:

a height adjustment facility, wherein said height adjustment facility can be coupled such that only identical height adjustments are possible for said stand; or

a distance changing facility for changing a distance between said stands, which are movably coupled to said tilting facility for said x-ray emitter and said x-ray detector.

12. The x-ray facility according to claim 9 , wherein said support arms are rotatable about said rotary devices counter to said stand.

13. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , wherein said x-ray emitter and said x-ray detector are fastened to said support arms by way of said rotary devices for rotation about an axis corresponding to said central beam path.

14. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , further comprising a linear adjusting device, at least one of said x-ray emitter or said x-ray detector is fastened to said support arms by way of said linear adjusting device at a variable distance from said support arms.

15. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of said rotary devices is a swivel joint; and

further comprising drive devices for automatically adjusting said rotary devices.

16. The x-ray facility according to claim 15 , further comprising a control facility for controlling said drive devices for automatic driving of a targeted recording geometry.

17. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , further comprising rails and the x-ray facility can be moved on said rails.

18. The x-ray facility according to claim 1 , wherein the x-ray facility is configured to be mounted to a ceiling.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 066088 FRAME: 0256. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 071178/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066088/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2016
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 039271/0561 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2012
From: GRAUMANN, RAINER
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 029232/0684 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 082 075 · Sep 2, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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