US 12,213,823 B2
G-shaped arm imaging devices, systems, and methods
David A. Garlow, Lynnfield, MA (US); Elizabeth A. Levasseur, New Boston, NH (US); and John T. Hickey, Merrimack, NH (US)
Assigned to Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/528,593.
Application 18/528,593 is a division of application No. 17/838,920, filed on Jun. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,839,504.
Application 17/838,920 is a division of application No. 16/945,094, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,357,461, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099678 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4435 (2013.01) [A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of obtaining a 360-degree image, comprising:
aligning an axis of an arcuate arm with an object to be imaged, the arcuate arm defining an arc having an arc measure between 180 and 350 degrees, the arcuate arm rotatably supported by a tower configured to selectively rotate the arcuate arm about the axis;
activating an imaging system movably secured to the arcuate arm, the imaging system comprising a source and a detector disposed at radial positions 180 degrees apart from each other relative to the axis;
rotating the arcuate arm X degrees about the axis, where X is equal to or less than the arc measure; and
moving the imaging system along the arcuate arm Y degrees about the axis, where Y is equal to or more than 360 minus X,
wherein the result of the rotating and moving steps is that the imaging system moves at least 360 degrees around the axis.