Patent ID: 8113713
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A radiation protection device for a fluoroscope of the type having an X-ray source and an X-ray imaging device mounted on a C-arm, the radiation protection device comprising: a first radiation shield having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first radiation shield positioned around the X-ray source, the second end of the first radiation shield being extendable to contact a body of a patient or a procedure table supporting the patient positioned within the C-arm and retractable to a retracted position such that the second end is not in contact with the body of the patient or the procedure table supporting the patient; a second radiation shield having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second radiation shield positioned around the X-ray imaging device, the second end of the second radiation shield being extendable to contact the body of the patient or a procedure table supporting the patient positioned within the C-arm and retractable to a retracted position such that the second end is not in contact with the body of the patient or the procedure table supporting the patient; a first actuator for selectively extending and retracting the first radiation shield; and a second actuator for selectively extending and retracting the second radiation shield.