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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
David Adams Garlow, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A counterbalanced imaging device is provided and includes an imaging source and an imaging detector. The counterbalanced imaging device also includes a gantry ring that physically supports the imaging source and the imaging detector. The gantry ring also enables the imaging source and the imaging detector to simultaneously rotate about a center of rotation. The gantry ring may also comprise a detachable segment having one or more counterbalance measures contained therein to align a center of gravity of the gantry ring with the center of rotation when the detachable segment is mounted onto the gantry ring.