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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Eugene A. Gregerson, Bolton, MA (US);
Richard K. Grant, Sudbury, MA (US);
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05G 1/04 (2005.12); A61B 6/00 (2005.12); A61B 6/03 (2005.12); G01N 23/04 (2017.12); A61B 6/06 (2005.12); G01N 23/046 (2017.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/043 (2012.12); A61B 6/032 (2012.12); A61B 6/06 (2012.12); A61B 6/4021 (2012.12); A61B 6/4085 (2012.12); A61B 6/4233 (2012.12); A61B 6/4405 (2012.12); A61B 6/4452 (2012.12); G01N 23/046 (2012.12); G01N 2223/419 (2012.12);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus and related method comprising a detector located a distance from a source and positioned to receive a beam of radiation in a trajectory; a detector positioner that translates the detector to an alternate position in a direction that is substantially normal to the trajectory; and a beam positioner that alters the trajectory of the radiation beam to direct the beam onto the detector located at the alternate position.