US 11,864,938 B2
Imaging system with carbon fiber C-arm
Bernard Bouvier, Eragny (FR); François Kotian, Villepreux (FR); Carlos Martinez Ferreira, Paris (FR); Camille Sébastien, Nantes (FR); Stéphanie Colliou, Carquefou (FR); and Matthieu Kneveler, Pont Saint Martin (FR)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US); and IRT Jules Verne, Bouguenais (FR)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US); and IRT JULES VERNE, Bouguenais (FR)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,727.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401048 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4441 (2013.01) [A61B 6/461 (2013.01); G06T 11/003 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A C-shaped arm for use with a medical imaging system comprising:
a C-shaped portion;
a radiation source carried by the C-shaped portion;
a radiation detector carried by the C-shaped portion,
wherein at least a portion of the C-shaped portion is formed of a unidirectional ultra-high modulus carbon fiber material; and
wherein the radiation source is within a cavity of the C-shaped portion and further comprising: a removable cover, wherein the removable cover defines a radiation outlet for radiation emitted by the radiation source.