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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:
Jan. 17, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1980
James M Bradcovich, Akron, OH (US);
Robert H Wake, Solon, OH (US);
Richard M Kovacs, Jr, Chardon, OH (US);
Carlos D Pinkstaff, Chardon, OH (US);
Technicare Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
A curved beam apparatus adapted for mounting thereon a scintillation detector. The apparatus comprises a circular C-arm which is balanced with a counterweight at one end and a scintillation detector pivotally mounted by means of a yoke at the other end. The C-arm is mounted in a carrier member which in turn is attached to a base. The carrier member is rotatable about an axis passing through its center. In addition, the C-arm rotates circumferentially along a plane defined by the shape of the C-arm and intersecting said axis. The combination of the rotation of the C-arm and the rotation of the carrier member permits the scintillation detector to be quickly and easily manually positioned to any desired location on an imaginary sphere surrounding a portion of patient to be examined.