US Patent Issued to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS on Oct. 14 for "X-ray computed tomography apparatus and state-change control method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,174, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS Corp. (Otawara, Japan).

"X-ray computed tomography apparatus and state-change control method" was invented by Kei Aoki (Nasushiobara, Japan) and Yohei Matsuzawa (Nasushiobara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a gantry, a support member, a mount frame, and a support stand. The gantry includes an imaging system to image a subject. The support member supports a support plate that supports the subject in imaging. The support member and the gantry are mounted on a mount frame such that a relative positional relationship betwee...