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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2012
Applicants:

Patrick Sandmann, Munich, DE;

Anton Pirmann, Munich, DE;

Günther Schindlbeck, Munich, DE;

Johannes Hölzl, Grasbrunn, DE;

Sven Behr, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Patrick Sandmann, Munich, DE;

Anton Pirmann, Munich, DE;

Günther Schindlbeck, Munich, DE;

Johannes Hölzl, Grasbrunn, DE;

Sven Behr, Munich, DE;

Assignee:

Agfa Healthcare NV, Mortsel, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01); G03B 42/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G03B 42/045 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus and a corresponding system and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor plate includes a receiving device, in particular a cassette, for receiving the storage phosphor plate, a removal device for removing the storage phosphor plate from the receiving device, and a reading device for irradiating the storage phosphor plate removed from the receiving device with stimulation light and for detecting emitted light excited thereby in the storage phosphor plate. In order to permit as reliable a removal and/or return of the storage phosphor plate from and to the receiving device as possible while providing a simple design, the removal device has at least one removal element, which can be coupled to the storage phosphor plate and which can move along a curved path.


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