US 11,948,701 B2
Radiation shielding devices, systems, and methods
Gregory Gordon, Omaha, NE (US); and Andrew Ubel, St. Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to Radux Devices, LLC, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Radux Devices, LLC, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,844.
Application 18/100,844 is a continuation of application No. 17/569,829, filed on Jan. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,587,692.
Application 17/569,829 is a continuation of application No. 17/086,036, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,222,732, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 17/086,036 is a continuation of application No. 16/707,732, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,861,611, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/707,732 is a continuation of application No. 15/972,016, filed on May 4, 2018, granted, now 10,517,550, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0215591 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G21F 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/10 (2006.01); G21F 1/08 (2006.01); G21F 5/015 (2006.01); G21F 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G21F 3/00 (2013.01) [A61B 6/107 (2013.01); G21F 1/085 (2013.01); G21F 5/015 (2013.01); G21F 5/02 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1094 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of shielding radiation in a medical environment, comprising:
positioning a radiation shielding device above a patient proximate an imaging device in a first shielding configuration, the radiation shielding device comprising a first sheet portion having a radiation shielding material and a second sheet portion having a radiation shielding material, the second sheet portion attached to the first sheet portion, wherein the second sheet portion extends along the patient and the first sheet portion extends upwardly from the patient to a height at least equal to the imaging device positioned over an imaging location of the patient.