US 11,986,333 B2
Portable medical imaging system
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); Robert Stevens, North Chelmsford, MA (US); Hisham Salem, Newton, MA (US); and Yuan Cheng, Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,428.
Application 17/355,428 is a continuation of application No. 15/180,124, filed on Jun. 13, 2016, granted, now 11,058,378.
Application 15/180,124 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/014,083, filed on Feb. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,448,910, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0315531 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); H02G 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4441 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); H02G 11/006 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/485 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A portable medical imaging system comprising:
a movable station comprising a housing having a vertical shaft defining a z-axis;
a movable c-arm having a first end and a second end;
a gantry mount attached to the vertical shaft;
a z-axis motor coupled to the vertical shaft and adapted to vertically move the gantry mount along the z-axis;
an x-axis motor coupled to the vertical shaft and adapted to rotate the gantry mount about an x-axis lateral to the z-axis;
an imaging signal transmitter attached to the first end of the movable c-arm and an imaging sensor positioned opposite to the imaging signal transmitter and attached to the second end of the movable c-arm; and
a first translation device mounting the imaging signal transmitter to the first end of the c-arm and a second translation device mounting the imaging sensor to the second end of the c-arm;
a plurality of omni-directional wheels allowing multiple-axis movement of the portable imaging system;
a plurality of sensors for detecting a desired movement of the movable station; and
a control system responsive to the plurality of sensors for controlling the multiple-axis movement of the portable imaging system by actuating two or more of the plurality of omni-directional wheels,
wherein the imaging signal transmitter and imaging sensor are movable from a center axis of the medical imaging system via the first translation device and the second translation device such that the portable medical imaging system is operable to capture an enlarged field of view.