Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gantry system with support wheels
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Application No.: US15084700Application Date: 2016-03-30
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Publication No.: US10076294B2Publication Date: 2018-09-18
- Inventor: Samit Kumar Basu , Anthony James Murch , Jared William Moore , Pedro Andres Garzon
- Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Newark
- Assignee: MORPHO DETECTION, LLC
- Current Assignee: MORPHO DETECTION, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Newark
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: A61B6/03
- IPC: A61B6/03 ; A61B6/00 ; F16C19/50

Abstract:
A computed tomography (CT) gantry system is described herein. The CT gantry system includes a frame, a plurality of support wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, and a gantry resting upon the plurality of support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes two gantry rings, and a cross member extending between the two gantry rings. In other embodiments, the gantry includes a first gantry ring, and a second gantry ring spaced apart from the first gantry ring in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the gantry. In some embodiments, the plurality of support wheels includes a plurality of front support wheels and a plurality of back support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes a front gantry ring resting upon the front support wheels, a back gantry ring resting upon the back support wheels, and a cross member coupled between the front and back gantry rings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170281105A1 GANTRY SYSTEM WITH SUPPORT WHEELS Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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