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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2024
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Richie Tran, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Andrew G. Van Hulle, New Berlin, WI (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A grid handle for a detector utilized with a mobile x-ray device includes an encasement for releasably receiving and retaining the detector therein. The encasement has a body including an interior adapted to receive the detector therein, a handgrip extending along a top edge of the body and an auto-locking mechanism disposed on the body and operable to secure the detector within the interior of the body. The auto-locking mechanism includes a latch moveably mounted to the body, a first biasing member engaged between the latch and the body, a lock moveably mounted to the latch and the body, and a second biasing member engaged between the lock and the body. The auto-locking mechanism does not require addition components for assembly on the encasement, and the encasement can include a grip enhancement structure disposed on the handgrip and a securing tab opposite the auto-locking mechanism to define a connector space.