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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward C Jupa, Berwyn, IL (US);
Raymond L Meeder, Palos Heights, IL (US);
Edward K Richter, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
G. D. Searle & Co., Skokie, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250505 ; 250360 ;
Abstract
A collimator changing assembly mounted on the support structure of a scintillation camera. A vertical support column positioned proximate the detector support column with a plurality of support arms mounted thereon in a rotatable cantilevered manner at separate vertical positions. Each support arm is adapted to carry one of the plurality of collimators which are interchangeably mountable on the underside of the detector and to transport the collimator between a store position remote from the detector and a change position underneath said detector.