Anti-vibration damping system for carbon fiber C-arm patent granted

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent (US12584536B2) to GE Precision Healthcare LLC for an anti-vibration damping system for carbon fiber C-arms used in mobile X-ray imaging systems. The patent, effective March 24, 2026, aims to reduce vibrations during rotational movements of the C-arm.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12584536B2 for an "Anti-vibration damping system for a carbon fiber C-arm mounted on a mobile base." The patent, assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, covers a system designed to dampen vibrations that occur when the C-arm of a mobile X-ray imaging system decelerates during rotational movement. The filing date was October 10, 2023, and the patent is effective March 24, 2026.

This patent grant signifies a new intellectual property for GE Precision Healthcare LLC in the medical device sector, specifically for X-ray imaging technology. While this is a patent grant and not a regulatory rule imposing obligations on other entities, it represents innovation in medical equipment design. Companies involved in manufacturing or developing similar medical imaging systems should be aware of this granted patent to ensure they do not infringe on the intellectual property rights.

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Anti-vibration damping system for a carbon fiber C-arm mounted on a mobile base

Grant US12584536B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC

Inventors

Bernard Bouvier, Carlos Martinez Ferreira

Abstract

A mobile X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray radiation source. The mobile X-ray imaging system also includes an X-ray detector. The mobile X-ray imaging system further includes a C-arm having the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end. The mobile X-ray imaging system further includes a C-arm rotation device coupled to the C-arm and configured to rotate the C-arm in an orbital direction relative to the C-arm rotation device. The mobile X-ray imaging system further includes a mobile base coupled to the C-arm rotation device, wherein the mobile base is configured to move the mobile X-ray imaging system, and wherein the mobile base includes a damping system configured to dampen vibrations that occur when the C-arm deaccelerates to a stop during rotational movement of the C-arm in a single or combined direction.