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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Douglas D. Elliott, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Peter E. Loeffler, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David E. Baker, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Skillicorn, Saratoga, CA (US);
Cardiac Mariners, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
A compact x-ray source and assembly is disclosed. The x-ray source is configured to operate without the need of a transformer within the x-ray source. Due in part to the elimination of components, and further due to the unique assembly of the x-ray source, the x-ray source is compact and can fit beneath, rather than above an x-ray transparent patient table. Accordingly, the x-ray source projects x-rays in an upwardly direction toward the object to be imaged. As a result of the unique configuration of the x-ray source, scattered x-rays are directed away from upper body areas of attending medical staff and radiation to the sensitive tissue of a patient is reduced.