Patent ID: 6309102
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A positioner for an x-ray examination apparatus, said positioner comprising:a base;an arm having a first end and a second end;a first axle rotatably connecting said first end of said arm to said base;a curved carrier having a first end at which an x-ray tube is mounted and a second end at which an x-ray receiver is mounted facing said x-ray tube with a central x-ray proceeding between said x-ray tube and said x-ray receiver;a holder in which said curved carrier is displaceably mounted;a second axle rotatably connecting said second end of said arm to said holder; andan imaginary extension of said first axle and an imaginary extension of said second axle both intersecting said central ray at a common point in all positions of said arm and said carrier, said first axle being oriented so that said imaginary extension of said first axle forms an acute angle with a horizontal plane.