X-ray diagnostic instrument

• US 7,023,959 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2003
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Inventors: Miyata, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Toshiaki, Nakagawa, Akira, Kamitake, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Church, Craig E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yun, Jurie
• Application Number:
  US10/394,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20030198317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• Field of Search: 378/62, 378109-118, 378/98
• US Class Current: 378/98
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4405 the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/548 Remote control of the apparatus or devices

Abstract

An x-ray diagnostic instrument for taking an X-ray photograph of a patient includes a condition detecting device for detecting a condition of the instrument; a display device for displaying light in multicolor or flushing light; a memory device for storing predetermined display mode data of the display device for each condition of the instrument; and a control device for controlling the display device based on the display mode data stored in the memory device corresponding to a result from the condition detecting device.

Claims

1. An X-ray diagnostic instrument for taking an X-ray photograph through an X-ray imaging operation of an X-ray imaging system, comprising:

an X-ray tube device,

condition detecting means for detecting conditions of the X-ray diagnostic instrument,

display means for displaying light by at least one of multicolor and flashing, said display means including a multicolor emission device containing therein a red light emitting portion, a green light emitting portion and a blue light emitting portion, and a reflector having an incidence surface attached to the multicolor emission device for receiving light from the multicolor emission device and an emission surface for emitting light therefrom so that the light emitted from the multicolor emission device is reflected and emitted through the emission surface,

memory means for storing display mode data for the display means corresponding to the conditions of the X-ray diagnostic instrument, and

control means electrically connected to the condition detecting means, display means and memory means for controlling the display means based on the display mode data corresponding to a result detected by the condition detecting means.

2. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 1, wherein said condition detecting means detects at least one of conditions relating to the X-ray imaging operation of the X-ray imaging system, a position of the X-ray imaging system, and an abnormal situation of the X-ray diagnostic instrument.

3. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 1, wherein said display means has the emission surface visible in a horizontal direction.

4. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 2, wherein said condition detecting means monitors an X-ray tube device and a hand switch of the X-ray diagnostic instrument to detect a condition relating to the X-ray imaging of the X-ray imaging system.

5. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 2, wherein said condition detecting means monitors a micro switch disposed in the X-ray imaging system to detect the condition relating to the position of the X-ray imaging system.

6. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 2, wherein said condition detecting means monitors at least one of the X-ray imaging system, a cart for carrying the X-ray diagnostic instrument, and a power supply of the X-ray diagnostic instrument to detect the condition relating to the operation of the X-ray diagnostic instrument.

7. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 1, wherein said reflector reflects the light randomly to diffuse so that the emission surface emits the light as a whole.

8. An X-ray diagnostic instrument according to claim 7, further comprising a collimator for forming X-ray, and an X-ray control panel, one display means being situated adjacent the X-ray control panel and one display means being situated adjacent the collimator.