Patent ID: 7441952
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: A61B,G03B

Abstract:
1. A system for X-ray diagnosis of an examination object, the system comprising: a component that is manually movable relative to a support for the examination object, and at least one predeterminable stop position for the component, a position ascertaining device operative to ascertain a position of the component, a braking device operative to brake the manually movable component, a control unit connected to the position-ascertaining device and to the braking device, and a driving device that is operative to drive the component, wherein the braking device is operable to brake the manually movable component as a function of the position of the component relative to the stop position at a braked position, wherein the control unit is operable to determine a difference between the braked position and the stop position, and wherein the driving device is operable to move the component from the braked position to the stop position as a function of the difference between the braked position and the stop position.