X-ray apparatus and method for controlling the movement of an x-ray apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8961009-B2
Application number	US-201213415063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2012
Priority date	Mar 14, 2011
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

An X-ray apparatus is provided. The Xpray apparatus has a C-arm on which an X-ray source and an X-ray detector can be mounted opposite one another, at least one actuator for positioning the C-arm relative to a patient table, and a control device for controlling the actuator. The X-ray apparatus includes at least one sensor which detects a deformation of the C-arm at a first position of the C-arm and converts it into an output signal, the deformation of the C-arm being influenceable by a force exerted by an operator and applied directly or indirectly at a second position on the C-arm. The control device influences the actuator as a function of the output signal of the sensor. A method for controlling the movement of an X-ray apparatus is also described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An X-ray apparatus, comprising:
an X-ray source;
an X-ray detector;
a C-arm on which the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are mounted opposite one another;
a patient table;
an actuator that positions the C-arm relative to the patient table;
a sensor that detects a deformation of the C-arm at a first position of the C-arm and converts the deformation into an output signal, the deformation being caused by a force exerted by an operator and a…

Assignees

• Altvater Gregor
• Sattler Stefan
• Schuster Stefan
• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Altvater Gregor
• Sattler Stefan
• Schuster Stefan

Classifications

• A61B6/547

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/467

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B6/4441 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic