US 11,872,066 B2
X-ray imaging unit for medical imaging
Esa Suuronen, Kerava (FI); and Sami Vartiainen, Vantaa (FI)
Assigned to PaloDEx Group Oy, Tuusula (FI)
Filed by PaloDEx Group Oy, Tuusula (FI)
Filed on May 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/313,548.
Application 17/313,548 is a continuation of application No. 15/873,516, filed on Jan. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,058,379.
Application 15/873,516 is a continuation of application No. 14/640,626, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,888,891, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 20145617 (FI), filed on Jun. 26, 2014; application No. 20155002 (FI), filed on Jan. 2, 2015; application No. 20155003 (FI), filed on Jan. 2, 2015; application No. 20155004 (FI), filed on Jan. 2, 2015; and application No. 20155005 (FI), filed on Jan. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0251587 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4452 (2013.01) [A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/14 (2013.01); A61B 6/4007 (2013.01); A61B 6/4266 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An X-ray imaging unit for medical imaging, the X-ray imaging unit comprising:
a column;
an upper shelf coupled to the column through a pivoting joint;
a rotating part rotatably coupled to the upper shelf and having a rotation axis with respect to the upper shelf, the rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray detector;
a first cephalometric arm attached to the column;
a second cephalometric arm attached to the column;
a second X-ray source, wherein the second X-ray source is attached to the second cephalometric arm;
a first patient positioning means for defining a first patient position for panoramic imaging or computed tomography (CT) imaging, the first patient positioning means connected to the column; and
a second patient positioning means for defining a second patient position for one-shot cephalometric imaging, the second patient positioning means connected to the first cephalometric arm;
wherein the upper shelf is configured to move the rotating part relative to the column about the pivoting joint in a direction away from the second X-ray source between a first position in vertical alignment with the first patient positioning means and a second position in vertical alignment with the second patient positioning means.