Patent ID: 11872066
Assignee: PALODEX GROUP OY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An X-ray imaging unit for medical imaging, the X-ray imaging unit comprising:
a column;
an upper shelf coupled to the column through a pivoting joint;
a rotating part rotatably coupled to the upper shelf and having a rotation axis with respect to the upper shelf, the rotating part comprising a first X-ray source and an X-ray detector;
a first cephalometric arm attached to the column;
a second cephalometric arm attached to the column;
a second X-ray source, wherein the second X-ray source is attached to the second cephalometric arm;
a first patient positioning means for defining a first patient position for panoramic imaging or computed tomography (CT) imaging, the first patient positioning means connected to the column; and
a second patient positioning means for defining a second patient position for one-shot cephalometric imaging, the second patient positioning means connected to the first cephalometric arm;
wherein the upper shelf is configured to move the rotating part relative to the column about the pivoting joint in a direction away from the second X-ray source between a first position in vertical alignment with the first patient positioning means and a second position in vertical alignment with the second patient positioning means.