Patent ID: 9480445
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A mobile X-ray apparatus comprising: a first segment of an elevating column, the first segment having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end arranged at a base of the X-ray apparatus; a second segment of the elevating column, the second segment having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end of the second segment is arranged relative to the second end of the first segment such that the first and second segments can at least partially overlap within the elevating column and such that the second segment is moveable relative to the first segment; a first elevation adjustment unit comprising: a second elevation adjustment unit configured to adjust the elevation of a connecting segment that is connected to an arm of an X-ray tube by moving the connecting segment radially outside and along said second segment of the elevating column, wherein at least a part of said connecting segment is located radially outside the second segment, and wherein the second elevation adjustment unit is configured to move the connecting segment relative to the second segment independently of the elevation adjustment applied by the first elevation adjustment unit to the second segment.