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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Darrell Dennis Burckhardt, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Grant Albert, Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Kasper, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Darrell Dennis Burckhardt, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Grant Albert, Elgin, IL (US);
Robert Kasper, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collimator handling system for partially or fully automating the task of replacing and storing collimators in nuclear imaging systems. A collimator server stores a set of different collimators in stacked drawers which may be automatically extracted into the detector. The reduction in time spent on these tasks reduces cost and increases throughput. Furthermore, the automation of handling heavy lead (or like) collimators increases technician safety.