Mobile base and X-ray machine mounted on such a mobile base
First Claim
1. A mobile base to support a medical imaging machine comprising:
- at least two motorized drive wheels spaced away from each other, each of the at least two motorized drive wheels configured to rotate independently of one another in either rotational direction relative to a respective axis of rotation;
a positioning system comprising a gyrolaser, a reading system and a memory, the positioning system configured to compute position data corresponding to a position of the medical imaging machine in a predefined fixed referential system on the basis of reflections from reflectors positioned about a defined space, the positions of the reflectors stored in the memory; and
a processing unit in communication with the at least two motorized drive wheels and the positioning system, and configured to receive the position data and to generate as an output a respective command for each of the at least two wheel motorized drive wheels to move and orient the mobile base to one or more desired positions in the defined space.
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Abstract
A mobile platform and a mobile base designed to support a device such as an X-ray machine is provided. The platform or base is configured to move using a motor-driven system associated with a navigation system. The navigation system enables the platform or base and any device supported by the platform or base (if any) to be moved automatically and with precision from one position to another within any defined space such as an examination, hybrid or operation room. An X-ray machine configured for mounting on the base is also provided. The X-ray machine is configured to move about the patient while at the same time keeping the region to be subjected to radiography within an X-ray beam.
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19 Claims
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1. A mobile base to support a medical imaging machine comprising:
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at least two motorized drive wheels spaced away from each other, each of the at least two motorized drive wheels configured to rotate independently of one another in either rotational direction relative to a respective axis of rotation; a positioning system comprising a gyrolaser, a reading system and a memory, the positioning system configured to compute position data corresponding to a position of the medical imaging machine in a predefined fixed referential system on the basis of reflections from reflectors positioned about a defined space, the positions of the reflectors stored in the memory; and a processing unit in communication with the at least two motorized drive wheels and the positioning system, and configured to receive the position data and to generate as an output a respective command for each of the at least two wheel motorized drive wheels to move and orient the mobile base to one or more desired positions in the defined space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An X-ray machine comprising:
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an X-ray tube configured to emit an X-ray beam along a direction of emission; and an X-ray detector aligned in the direction of emission of the X-ray beam and positioned to face the X-ray tube, wherein the X-ray machine is mounted on a mobile base comprising; at least two motorized drive wheels spaced away from each other, each of the at least two motorized drive wheels configured to rotate independently of one another in either rotational direction relative to a respective axis of rotation; a positioning system comprising a gyrolaser, a reading system and a memory, the positioning system configured to compute position data corresponding to a position of the medical imaging machine in a predefined fixed referential system on the basis of reflections from reflectors positioned about a defined space, the positions of the reflectors stored in the memory; and a processing unit in communication with the at least two motorized drive wheels and the positioning system, and configured to receive the position data and to generate as an output a respective command for each of the at least two wheel motorized drive wheels to move and orient the mobile base to one or more desired positions in the defined space. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A mobile platform comprising:
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at least two motorized drive wheels spaced away from each other, each of the at least two motorized drive wheels configured to rotate independently of one another in either rotational direction relative to a respective axis of rotation; a positioning system comprising a gyrolaser, a reading system and a memory, the positioning system configured to compute position data corresponding to a position of the mobile platform in a predefined fixed referential system on the basis of reflections from reflectors positioned about a defined space, the positions of the reflectors stored in the memory; and a processing unit in communication with the at least two motorized drive wheels and the positioning system, and configured to receive the position data and to generate as an output a respective command for each of the at least two wheel motorized drive wheels to move and orient the mobile platform to one or more desired positions in the defined space. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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