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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
William C. Wendlandt, Rush, NY (US);
James H. Ogle, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/105 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/467 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile x-ray apparatus having wheels for manual transport and an x-ray tube support attached to a base. The apparatus may be rolled by pushing and/or pulling the base, the support, or the x-ray tube. A brake is associated with at least one of the wheels to prevent rolling the apparatus when manually positioning the x-ray tube. The brake may be engaged from an actuator on the tube head, on the support, or on the base.