Radiation therapy device

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Description

The radiation therapy device according to the design is provided for inserting a treatment table with a patient placed thereon into an opening at the front face of an annular body of the therapy device to provide treatment. In the radiation therapy device, a rotating portion is provided with a radiation irradiator on the inside of the annular body of the therapy device, the rotating portion is rotated around the patient as viewed form the front to determine the position of the irradiator, and an affected area is irradiated with radiation from the irradiator to provide treatment. Further, in the radiation therapy device, the annular body of the therapy device can be rotated with respect to the base as viewed from the top to adjust the orientation of the body of the therapy device.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a radiation therapy device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is sectional view thereof taken along line 88 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof with the radiation irradiator member in an alternative position;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof with the body portion of the radiation therapy device in an alternative position;

FIG. 11 is a front view of another embodiment of the radiation therapy device;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view thereof taken along line 1818 of FIG. 11;

FIG. 19 is a front view thereof with the radiation irradiator member in an alternative position; and,

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof with the body portion of the radiation therapy device in an alternative position.

Claims

The ornamental design for a radiation therapy device, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D306577 March 13, 1990 Matsutani et al.
D345606 March 29, 1994 Perusek
D386261 November 11, 1997 Lee et al.
D399958 October 20, 1998 Hiramatsu
D414868 October 5, 1999 Baars
D420134 February 1, 2000 Kitayama
Foreign Patent Documents
1247196 August 2005 JP
Patent History
Patent number: D570484
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 2007
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 2008
Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventors: Shuji Kaneko (Hiroshima), Hiroshi Muraoka (Kyoto)
Primary Examiner: Lou Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Application Number: 29/271,034
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