US 11,986,335 B2
Dental imaging apparatus with an integrated movable seat arrangement
Stephane Varlet, Croissy-Beaubourg (FR); Yann Lecuyer, Croissy-Beaubourg (FR); and Olivier Nesme, Croissy-Beaubourg (FR)
Appl. No. 16/472,469
Filed by Trophy, Croissy-Beaubourg (FR)
PCT Filed Dec. 22, 2016, PCT No. PCT/IB2016/002001
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 21, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/115922, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0128088 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/51 (2024.01) [A61B 6/0478 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extra-oral dental imaging apparatus for obtaining a radiographic image of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
a support frame,
a gantry that supports an x-ray source and at least one x-ray sensor in correspondence with the x-ray source, the gantry being movable relative to the support frame,
wherein the apparatus further comprises a seat arrangement that is movably connected to a support column of the support frame, enabling a rotational movement of the seat arrangement around the support column, and that is movable between at least two distinct positions:
a working position in which the seat arrangement is located in a working area under the gantry,
at least one rest position in which the seat arrangement is located away from the working area so as to leave clear the working area under the gantry for standing of the patient within the imaging area.