Patent ID: 11896411
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. An adaptive X-ray anti-scatter device for placement in a source-detector axis of an X-ray imager comprising:
an anti-scatter filter having a source orientable surface and a detector orientable surface, wherein the anti-scatter filter comprises a plurality of realignable slats for absorbing incident X-rays, wherein the plurality of realignable slats are separated by a plurality of interstitial portions; and
a first actively deformable member comprising a first set of one or more actively deformable actuators disposed across a first region of the first actively deformable member,
wherein at least a portion of the first set of one or more actively deformable actuators is partially or fully recessed within the plurality of interstitial portions of the anti-scatter filter, and
wherein at least one actuator of the first set of one or more actively deformable actuators is in contact with a corresponding at least one realignable slat of the plurality of realignable slats, the at least one actuator being configured to change alignment of the corresponding at least one realignable slat in relation to the source-detector axis.