Patent ID: 8849370

Claim:
A medical imaging system comprising: a movable acquisition device; a processing unit; a display, wherein the display is secured to the acquisition device via an articulated supporting structure configured to allow movement of the display between a retracted position and a deployed position; and a base configured to receive the display when the display is in the retracted position, the base comprising a detector configured to detect the presence of the display on the base, wherein the detector is operatively connected to a control unit configured to move the acquisition device when the display is on the base, and wherein the supporting structure comprises: a first telescopic arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein each of the first end and the second end comprise an articulated connection having at least two degrees of freedom; and a second telescopic arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein one end of the first telescopic arm is operatively connected to the acquisition device, and the other end of the first telescopic arm is operatively connected to one end of the second telescopic arm, and wherein the other end of the second telescopic arm is operatively connected to the display.