Carestream Health has received 37 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a total of 75 new patents worldwide in 2019.
The U.S. patents cover advances in digital radiography, mobile imaging x-ray systems, and other healthcare technology areas, according to the vendor. Carestream also netted 38 patents in European and Asian countries during the campaign.
Specifically, the patents include the following:
- Medical image capture technologies for long-length imaging using a single x‑ray exposure for full spinal and extremity imaging
- Mobile x-ray cart technology for bedside imaging in selectable modes: projection radiography, tomosynthesis, and fluoroscopy
- Image processing capabilities to calibrate and correct x-ray images in Carestream's radiology imaging detectors before transmission
