Patent ID: 9113798
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An enclosure comprising: an open base structure; and a lid which is configured to substantially close the base structure when the lid is in a closed position on the base structure, the lid being movable from the closed position to an open position to permit the introduction of an animal patient into the base structure; wherein the base structure or the lid has at least one open-ended slot which is partially obstructed when the lid is in the closed position, and wherein the base structure or the lid has at least one aperture which is not obstructed when the lid is in the closed position; and wherein the base structure comprises a base member having a semi-cylindrical configuration and wherein the lid has a semi-cylindrical configuration, so that when the lid is in the closed position, the base member and the lid cooperate to define a substantially cylindrical space; wherein the base structure includes a footing for stably supporting the base member on a flat surface; and wherein the enclosure is substantially X-ray transparent.