The latest patent protects the central concept of having all components of the x-ray system in the same enclosure. This concept led to the development of the world’s first handheld x-ray system. Aribex was previously awarded patent for the digital x-ray camera in October 2007.
Along with the invention associated with these new patented products, Aribex has made significant investments in updating conventional industry standards and regulations, even to the extent of drafting new legislation to allow the use of handheld x-ray. The granting of this patent provides additional protection to this extensive investment, the company said.
Cleared by the FDA for marketing in the US, the Nomad family incorporates modern internal shielding to block radiation leakage and a backscatter shield to protect the operator from X-rays scattered from the patient.
Clark Turner, president and CEO of Aribex, said: No one had ever made a handheld intraoral x-ray with the power source in the same enclosure as the x-ray head. We opened up a new category when we created the Nomad. We are glad to have our creativity and our technology recognized and protected in this manner.