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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2020
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventor:
Francois Kotian, Villepreux, FR;
Assignee:
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/10 (2006.01); G01S 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/102 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); G01S 15/08 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various systems are provided for collision avoidance in an x-ray imaging system. In one example, an x-ray system includes a moveable arm comprising an x-ray source arranged at a first end and an x-ray detector arranged at a second end, an ultrasonic sensor positioned on the movable arm, the x-ray source, or the x-ray detector, and a sterile drape configured to be positioned over at least a portion of the movable arm, the x-ray source, and/or the x-ray detector, the sterile drape including an adhesive pad configured to contact a front face of the ultrasonic sensor.