Medical gamma camera gantry

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a medical gamma camera gantry showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view with the upper detector head rotated 45 to the left;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view with both rotatably moveable detector heads rotated 45, facing toward the right; and,

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view with the rotatable detector head carrying gantry rotated 90 and with the left detector head translated inward.

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Patent History
Patent number: D345606
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 1990
Date of Patent: Mar 29, 1994
Assignee: Picker International, Inc. (Highland Heights, OH)
Inventor: Allan J. Perusek (Mentor, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Fay, Sharpe, Beall, Fagan, Minnich & McKee
Application Number: 7/617,057
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Patient Table (36) (D24/159)