US 12,224,078 B2
Collimator control
Michael R. Spaeth, Webster, NY (US); James Rydelek, Henrietta, NY (US); Anthony Dirisio, Rochester, NY (US); Dennis J. O'Dea, Victor, NY (US); and Craig F. Hofmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US)
Filed by CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC., Rochester, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/428,083.
Application 18/428,083 is a continuation of application No. 17/288,683, granted, now 11,929,187, previously published as PCT/US2019/058994, filed on Oct. 31, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/769,011, filed on Nov. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0177882 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G21K 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01)
CPC G21K 1/04 (2013.01) [A61B 6/06 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A collimator comprising:
an adjustable aperture; and
a first pair of knobs configured to adjust a size of the adjustable aperture by manipulating one or both of the first pair of knobs;
wherein the first pair of knobs are attached at opposite sides of the collimator, and
wherein each of the first pair of knobs is configured to adjust a different dimension of the adjustable aperture.