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ORBITAL CLUTCH AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR C-ARM OF IMAGING SYSTEM

  • US 20180298970A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2017
  • Published: 10/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An X-ray imaging system, comprising:

  • an X-ray radiation source;

    an X-ray detector;

    a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end;

    a C-arm rotation device configured to enable the C-arm to rotate in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device; and

    an orbital clutch and brake assembly coupled to the C-arm rotation device, wherein the orbital clutch and brake assembly is spring loaded into the C-arm and configured to apply both a drag force and a braking force on the C-arm that is consistent along the C-arm in the orbital direction regardless of variations in a cross-sectional profile of the C-arm in the orbital direction.

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