ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,568, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Elekta Ltd. (Crawley, Great Britain).
"Leaf actuator for a multi-leaf collimator" was invented by Martin Broad (Crawley, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leaf unit for a multi-leaf collimator may comprise a leaf, a leaf actuator screw, a rotatable part threadably engaged with the leaf actuator screw, a leaf actuator motor, and a supporting bracket. The leaf actuator screw including a first end fixedly attached to the leaf and the leaf actuator motor being coupled to the rotatable part. The support bracket comprising a first portion with a first opening arranged to receive and supp...