Patent ID: 9743900
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device, comprising: a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; a connector mounted to the movable platform and configured to connect to electrodes attached to the patient via leads, the connector being mounted such that it moves together with the movable platform, and wherein the platform together with the connector are movable in at least a generally horizontal direction; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a body monitoring device for the monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition via signals from said electrodes, said body monitoring device being configured to receive said signals through a communication medium coupled to said connector; a control system for controlling operation of both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device; and a user interface, coupled to said control system, from which a user is able to operate both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device.