Patent ID: 9313867
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,F16C,G01N,H05G

Claim Text:
1. An imaging system, comprising: a stationary gantry; a rotating gantry that rotates around an examination region about a z-axis, the rotating gantry, including: a first recess; and a second recess located in the first recess; an annular support that is statically affixed to the stationary gantry and that rotatably couples the rotating gantry to the stationary gantry, wherein a sub-portion of the annular support protrudes in the first recess and a first surface of the sub-portion is adjacent to the second recess; and a radial compliant ring disposed between the annular support and the rotating gantry in the second recess, adjacent to the first surface of the sub-portion of the annular support.