Computer tomograph

• US 5,533,082 A
• Filed: 03/30/1994
• Issued: 07/02/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Grönemeyer, Dietrich H. W., Rainer M.M. Seibel
• Original Assignee: Grönemeyer, Dietrich H. W., Rainer M.M. Seibel
• Inventors: Gronemeyer, Dietrich H. W., Seibel, Rainer M. M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Application Number:
  US08/211,470
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 378/4, 378/62, 378/64, 378/65, 378/68, 378/69, 378/98, 378/98.2, 378/98.3, 378/98.5, 378/21, 378/8, 378/20, 378/205, 378/206, 378/177
• US Class Current: 378/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/035 Mechanical aspects of CT
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/0487 Motor-assisted positioning
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/08 Auxiliary means for directing the radiation beam to a particular spot, e.g. using light beams
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4476 related to motor-assisted motion of the source unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/464 involving a plurality of displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/10 X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy A61N5/01 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1048 Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods

Abstract

A computer Tomograph having a housing with an aperture (2) for the patient in which computer-controlled scanning devices are arranged to generate computer tomograms, and into which a motor-driven, and also computer-controlled, patient'"'"'s couch can be inserted from the front of the housing (1). The patient'"'"'s couch also acts as an operating table, such that as little information as possible is lost in the treatment of the patient between diagnosis and the action on, or treatment of, the patient. The action or treatment can thereby be as close as possible to the diagnosis both in time and place. At the front of the housing (1), there is a plurality of information displays connected to the computer, especially in the form of display screens. In front of the housing (1) there is an operation and treatment area for the patient, to which further diagnostic and/or operative and/or therapeutic auxiliaries are allocated.

Claims

1. A computer tomograph apparatus including a housing having a front side with a patient receiving opening in which computer-controlled scanning devices for generating computer tomograms are arranged, and having a motor-driven, computer-controlled patient gurney designed as an operating table slidably disposed therein, the patient gurney being driven from the front side of the housing, whereby an operating and treatment station for the patient is arranged in front of the front side of the housing, the station having additional diagnostic and/or intervention aids, the front side of the housing comprising:

a plurality of information displays coupled to a computer, said displays being in the form of display screens;

an X-ray tube disposed above the patient gurney, and an X-ray picture amplifier disposed below the patient gurney for generating an X-ray photograph of the patient for display on one of said plurality of display screens; and

a computer controlled arm having a position indicator arranged thereon, said arm being movable on all sides, said position indicator generating at least one light beam aimed at the site of intervention or treatment on the patient'"'"'s body, the position indicator being controlled depending on

information from the computer tomograms or other patient data stored in the computer.

2. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the X-ray tube (7) and the X-ray picture amplifier (8) are computer-controlled and are adjustable on all sides.

3. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light beam of the position indicator is a laser beam.

4. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said position indicator (11) generates a plurality of light beams extending intersecting each other or at an angle relative to each other.

5. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an ultrasound sight unit associated with the operation and treatment station, the ultrasound sight unit generating pictures being displayable on a display screen (9) of the information displays.

6. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an endoscope associated with the operation and treatment station, the endoscope generating pictures being displayable on a display screen (9) of the information displays.

7. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movements of the patient gurney (3) are voice-controlled.

8. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one function of the computer tomograph and of the diagnostic and/or intervention and/or therapy aids are voice-controlled.

9. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one function of the computer tomograph and/or of the intervention and/or therapy aids are controlled by body movements.

10. The computer tomograph apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a modular construction of all assemblies of the diagnostic and/or intervention and/or therapy aids.