Patent ID: 11925494
Assignee: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system to acquire image data of a subject, comprising:
a cart having a support structure and a base;
a detector configured to detect an emitted energy, wherein the detection of the emitted energy is operable to be image data;
a gantry defining an interior enclosed space, wherein the detector is configured to move within the interior enclosed space defined by the gantry, wherein the gantry extends away from the support structure and over a surface; and
a multi-directional drive system including at least one omni-directional wheel and at least one motor to drive the at least one omni-directional wheel;
wherein the multi-directional drive system is operable to receive an input to move the cart within a plane on the surface.