US 11,998,373 B2
Line scanner imaging device, system, and methods
David A. Garlow, Lynnfield, MA (US); and Elizabeth A. Levasseur, New Boston, NH (US)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed by Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,519.
Application 18/071,519 is a continuation of application No. 16/901,877, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,534,120.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089854 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/58 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/4405 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/587 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging device comprising:
a wheeled base comprising an elongate track that is extendable along a first axis via a telescoping member;
a trolley comprising a base portion slidably connected to the elongate track and an upper portion rotatably connected to the base portion, the trolley slidable along the elongate track and along the first axis;
an arm defining at least a semi-circle about an arm axis, the arm rotatably supported by the upper portion of the trolley, wherein the upper portion of the trolley enables rotation of the arm along a rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
a source secured to the arm; and
a detector secured to the arm opposite the source.