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

Claim 11:
12. A method for manufacturing an adaptive anti-scatter device comprising:
a) providing 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;
b) providing 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, including:
c) providing at least a portion of the first set of one or more actively deformable actuators within the plurality of interstitial portions of the anti-scatter filter in a partially or fully recessed manner, and
d) contacting at least one actuator of the first set of one or more actively deformable actuators with a corresponding at least one realignable slat of the plurality of realignable slats such that a deformation of the at least one actuator causes a change of alignment of the corresponding at least one realignable slat in relation to a source-detector axis.