Patents
US 12419597 B1: Compact mechanism for adjusting source to detector distance on C-arm
- Granted
- 2025-09-23
- Filed
- 2023-06-06 application 18329750
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A radiographic C-arm system uses a scissor extender assembly to retract and extend a detector in relation to an x-ray source of the C-arm system. The scissor extender assembly is attached to the C-arm near one end of the C-arm. The assembly comprises pivoting arms for extending and retracting the detector away from and toward the x-ray source.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250923.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carestream Health, Inc. 527 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael A. Litzenberger | Rochester, NY | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B6/4452 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LITZENBERGER, MICHAEL A. signed 2023-06-22 | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 64059/177 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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