Patent ID: 7949096
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: A61B,A61N,B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A patient alignment system for a therapy delivery system, the patient alignment system comprising: a multidimensional position determination module for determining a current position of a plurality of movable components of the therapy delivery system; a patient registration module for determining a desired position of the plurality of movable components; a motion control module for coordinating the movement of at least one of the plurality of movable components from the current position to the desired position, wherein the motion control module comprises a path planning module for simulating at least one projected trajectory of movement of the least one of the plurality of moveable components from the current position to the desired position; and a command and control module for communicating requests between the multidimensional position determination module, the patient registration module, and the motion control module.