Portable radiographic imaging system

US9521986B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9521986-B2
Application numberUS-201414485090-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 12, 2014
Priority dateSep 13, 2013
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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A portable radiographic imaging system includes an FPD cassette and a portable console, each of which is configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable relay unit. The relay unit prohibits a radiation generator from emitting radiation when judging that a wireless communication connection has not been established between the relay unit and the radiation generator, and allows the radiation generator to emit radiation when judging that the wireless communication connection has not been established between the relay unit and the radiation generator after an interlock release signal is transferred from the console or the like to the radiation generator.

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What is claimed is: 1. A portable radiographic imaging system, comprising: an FPD cassette; a portable console; a portable radiation generator; and a portable relay unit which performs wireless communication with the portable radiation generator emitting radiation to an object, wherein: each of the FPD cassette and the portable console is configured to perform wireless communication with the portable relay unit, and the portable relay unit prohibits the portable radiatio…

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What does patent US9521986B2 cover?
A portable radiographic imaging system includes an FPD cassette and a portable console, each of which is configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable relay unit. The relay unit prohibits a radiation generator from emitting radiation when judging that a wireless communication connection has not been established between the relay unit and the radiation generator, and allows the radiation …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Konica Minolta Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B6/542. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).