US 12,484,866 B2
Portable medical imaging system and method
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); Robert Stevens, North Chelmsford, MA (US); Hisham Salem, Newton, MA (US); Yuan Cheng, Andover, MA (US); and David Cleary, Somerville, MA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,067.
Application 18/403,067 is a continuation of application No. 16/180,746, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,883,217.
Application 16/180,746 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/180,126, filed on Jun. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,842,453, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 15/180,126 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 2024/0138788 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01)
CPC A61B 6/4405 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/4447 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/485 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for imaging using a portable medical imaging system comprising a double telescoping C-gantry, an imaging signal transmitter and an imaging sensor, the method comprising:
positioning the imaging signal transmitter and the imaging sensor opposite to one another and facing a point therebetween, wherein the imaging sensor defines an angle of incidence with respect to a signal emitted from the imaging signal transmitter, and the imaging signal transmitter and the imaging sensor being attached to the double telescoping C-gantry;
controlling movement of the telescoping C-gantry to minimize a zone of collision, the zone of collision being an annular area defined by an extent of possible positions for the imaging sensor, wherein the extent of possible positions for the imaging sensor includes all rotational positions of the imaging sensor;
recording a first signal from the imaging signal transmitter using the imaging sensor, so as to capture an image of a first portion of a field-of-view;
rotating the imaging sensor about the point such that the angle of incidence changes; and
recording a second signal from the imaging signal transmitter using the imaging sensor, so as to capture an image of a second portion of the field-of-view.