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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Serverius Petrus Paulus Pronk, Vught, NL;
Johannes Henricus Maria Korst, Eindhoven, NL;
Tiblets Zeray Demewez, Eindhoven, NL;
Hans Peter Sprong, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A non-transitory computer readable medium () stores instructions executable by at least one electronic processor () to perform a method () of monitoring a component () of a medical device (), particularly an x-ray tube. The method includes: retrieving information about the component from the medical device: deriving a wear metric indicative of wear of a portion, particularly the filament, of the component from the retrieved information; and in response to the wear metric satisfying a predetermined manual adjustment prohibition criterion, outputting an alert () indicating that the component of the medical device is nearing an end of its remaining useful life (RUL), and optionally that manual calibration should not be performed on the component.