Patent ID: 7575242

Claim:
A collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system, the collimator change cart comprising: a cart assembly; and a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly, the collimator drawer assembly includes: a housing; a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in the housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer; and a damper operatively connected to each drawer, wherein the damper slows extension and retraction of drawers into and out of the housing wherein the collimator drawer assembly includes a drawer locking mechanism movable from a first position in which all the drawers are prevented from sliding out of the housing and a second position in which all of the drawers are free to slide out of the housing, wherein the drawer locking mechanism includes a lock plunger extending from a bottom of the housing, wherein the lock plunger is actuatable to move the drawer locking mechanism between the first and second positions.