Patent ID: 7578618

Claim:
An X-ray examination device comprising: an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a segmented carrier comprising a main arm on which the X-ray source and X-ray detector are mounted, a first auxiliary arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first auxiliary arm is rotatable around a first rotational axis passing through the first end of the auxiliary arm and through the isocentre, and wherein one end of the main arm is rotatably mounted to the second end of the first auxiliary arm by a first mechanical coupler that forms a second rotational axis through the isocentre around which the main arm can rotate, the first auxiliary arm being connected to a second mechanical coupler defining the first rotational axis, the first and second axes forming a first angle (α) between them, and a second auxiliary arm joined to the first auxiliary arm via said second mechanical coupler providing said first rotational axis, said second auxiliary arm being provided with a third mechanical coupler for being fastened to another element.