Patent ID: 6619840
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A C-arm X-ray system, comprising:an X-ray source; an X-ray detector; and a support C-arm construction including a support C-arm and an inner C-arm upon which the X-ray source and the X-ray detector are oppositely disposed, wherein the inner C-am, is disposed within the support C-arm and suspended upon at least one wheel construction disposed in the support C-arm; wherein the inner C-arm may be automatically driven annularly outside of a first end of the support C-arm from within the support C-arm and into a second end of the support C-arm to within the support C-arm thereby closing the a gap between the first and second ends of the support C-arm and allowing the X-ray source and X-ray detector to rotate a full 360 degrees for performing both fluoroscopic and CT procedures without moving a patient under examination, and/or reconstructing system components.