Coaxial laser targeting device for use with x-ray equipment and surgical drill equipment during surgical procedures
First Claim
1. In an x-ray machine having an x-ray gun portion for emitting x-ray radiation along a longitudinal axis and an x-ray collector portion spaced from the x-ray gun portion along the longitudinal axis for receiving the x-ray radiation, the improvement comprising;
- laser light emitting means disposed on the x-ray gun portion for emitting a single elongated beam of visible laser light;
target grid means disposed on the x-ray collector portion for targeting the single elongated beam of visible laser light in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the x-ray gun portion and the x-ray collector portion; and
radiolucent laser light redirecting means for adjustably redirecting the single elongated beam of visible laser light from the laser light emitting means into coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation to give a visual indication of the central longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the x-ray gun portion and the x-ray collector portion of the x-ray machine.
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Abstract
In an x-ray machine having an x-ray gun portion for emitting x-ray radiation along a longitudinal axis and an x-ray collector portion spaced from the gun portion along the longitudinal axis for receiving the x-ray radiation, the present invention provides a laser light emitting member disposed on the x-ray gun portion for emitting a beam of visible laser light. A target grid member is disposed on the x-ray collector portion for targeting the visible laser light in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the gun portion and the collector portion. One or more radiolucent laser light redirecting members are provided for adjustably redirecting the visible laser light from the laser light emitting member into coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation to give a visual indication of the central longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation.
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17 Claims
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1. In an x-ray machine having an x-ray gun portion for emitting x-ray radiation along a longitudinal axis and an x-ray collector portion spaced from the x-ray gun portion along the longitudinal axis for receiving the x-ray radiation, the improvement comprising;
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laser light emitting means disposed on the x-ray gun portion for emitting a single elongated beam of visible laser light; target grid means disposed on the x-ray collector portion for targeting the single elongated beam of visible laser light in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the x-ray gun portion and the x-ray collector portion; and radiolucent laser light redirecting means for adjustably redirecting the single elongated beam of visible laser light from the laser light emitting means into coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation to give a visual indication of the central longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the x-ray gun portion and the x-ray collector portion of the x-ray machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
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7. In an x-ray machine having an x-ray gun portion for emitting x-ray radiation along a longitudinal axis and an x-ray collector portion spaced from the x-ray gun portion along the longitudinal axis for receiving the x-ray radiation, the improvement comprising;
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a low wattage helium neon laser of approximately 0.5 milliwatts power disposed on the x-ray gun portion for emitting a beam of visible light; a plastic disk approximately equal in size to a collector plate of the x-ray collector portion and adapted to be mounted on the collector plate, the disk having metal wires embedded in the plastic disk at 90°
with respect to one another to form a cross-hair type arrangement for targeting the visible laser light in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation between the x-ray gun portion and the x-ray collector portion;a radiolucent plastic mirror adapted to broadcast the visible laser light at 90°
with respect to an original beam emitted from the laser, the radiolucent plastic mirror adjustably mounted for redirecting the visible laser light from the laser into coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation to give a visual indication of the central longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation; anddrill means disposed between the laser light emitting means and the target grid means, said drill means having a drill bit with a longitudinal axis in coaxial alignment with the beam of visible laser light. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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11. A coaxial target laser aiming device for use with x-ray radiography equipment and drill equipment comprising:
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x-ray gun means for emitting x-ray radiation along a longitudinal axis; x-ray collector means spaced along the longitudinal axis from the x-ray gun means for receiving the x-ray radiation; laser light emitting means disposed on the x-ray gun means for emitting a single elongated beam of visible laser light; target grid mean disposed on the x-ray collector means for targeting the single elongated beam of visible laser light in coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation passing between the x-ray gun means and the x-ray collector means; radiolucent laser light redirecting means for adjustably redirecting the single elongated beam of visible laser light from the laser light emitting means into coaxial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the x-ray radiation passing between the x-ray gun means and the x-ray collector means; and drill means disposed between the laser light emitting means and the target grid means, the drill means having a drill bit with a longitudinal axis in coaxial alignment with the single elongated beam of visible laser light. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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