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Method for identifying x-ray film with patient information displayed outside a cassette
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1991-02-06
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2011-02-06
Abstract
Abstract A sheet of x-ray film in a film cassette is identified with patient data by first providing such data to a data carrier, such as an LCD unit, mounted on the cassette and facing away from the cassette. Then the film that is removed from the cassette in a light-tight environment and exposed to the patient data in the data carrier.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Ort
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:03
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B42/00; G03B42/02; G03B42/04; G03B42/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for placing data on x-ray sheet film carried in a cassette during x-ray exposure of the patient, comprising the steps of: feeding said data electronically to display means on the exterior of the cassette, which display means exhibits and retains said data in human readable form visible from outside the cassette, after exposure of the patient, machine scanning said display means and converting the information therein by such machine to electric control signals, and by means of said control signals, imagewise exposing said film to said data in human readable form.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for placing data on x-ray sheet film carried in a cassette during x-ray exposure of the patient, comprising the steps of: feeding said data electronically to display means on the exterior of the cassette, which display means exhibits and retains said data in human readable form visible from outside the cassette, after exposure of the patient, machine scanning said display means and converting the information therein by such machine to electric control signals, and by means of said control signals, imagewise exposing said film to said data in human readable form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said scanning and imagewise exposure of the film to said data takes place as part of a cassette unloading step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said unloading step includes the step of erasing said data from the cassette after said scanning step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as set forth in claim 3, wherein said cassette has on its exterior, addressable means coupled to said display means to read data into said display means, said addressible means being addressed in said erasing step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said display means on the cassette comprises an LCD unit.
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