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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Smith, Waukesha, WI (US);
Chad Smith, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/10 (2013.01); A61B 6/102 (2013.01); A61B 6/44 (2013.01); A61B 6/4429 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gantry of a tomography apparatus has a rotary member that is rotatable around an axis. The rotary member carries at least one component attached to the outside thereto. The component is attached by primary and secondary attachment mechanisms, with only the primary attachment mechanism engaged during normal operation. The secondary attachment mechanism, a T-slot interface in one embodiment, engages for safety and other reasons when the primary attachment mechanism is not functioning properly.