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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. 31, 1989
Filed:
May. 15, 1987
Leonard F Plut, Willowick, OH (US);
David Nicolay, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Picker International, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A medical diagnostic television imaging system is disclosed having an x-ray source, an image intensifier tube and a video camera positioned to view the output face of the image tube. A monitor is coupled to receive video and synchronization signals from the camera. Means is associated with the video camera for controlling the camera to scan at a selected one of a plurality of scan rate formats. Circuitry is provided for suppressing the delivery of video to the monitor in response to the selection of at least one of the plurality of scan rates. During video suppression, transmission of synchronization signals to the monitor continues.