Patent ID: 7493155
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for non-invasive medical treatment comprising: a base; a therapy C-arm supported by said base for orbital movement relative to said base, and defining an isocenter; a therapy apparatus that emits therapeutic energy directed to a focus; a carrier arm having a fixed end slidably mounted to said therapy C-arm for orbital movement along said C-arm between two end positions respectively limited by opposite ends of said therapy C-arm, and having a free end at which said therapy apparatus is attached; and said carrier arm being mounted to said therapy C-arm for rotation around a rotation axis relative to said therapy C-arm and independently of the orbital movement allowing said carrier arm, when positioned at either of said opposite end positions, to extend beyond the respective end of said therapy C-arm so as to also extend the therapy apparatus beyond the respective end.