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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857513 | Table apparatus identifying method and medical imaging apparatus To realize a method of automatically identifying a table apparatus and a medical imaging apparatus. There is provided a table apparatus identifying method in which when a table apparatus having a plurality of movable portions that are movable in the respective axial... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828481 | Medical table and X-ray imaging apparatus A medical table wherein a top board on which a patient is placed is supported by a base having an internal instrument so as to be movable parallel to the board surface, the medical table includes a detecting device that detects the possibility that a hand or fingers... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7794145 | Medical table and X-ray imaging apparatus A medical table in which a top plate for a patient to lie on is supported by a pedestal base in a manner to be able to move parallel to a plate surface, includes a detecting device for detecting that fingers holding the top plate are about to collide against the ped... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7753587 | Patient table for a radiation therapy system or a radiation diagnosis system A patient table for a medical radiation therapy system or radiation diagnosis system is provided. The patient table includes a flat bearing surface and a surface-specific radiation absorption that is measured per radiated surface unit of the bearing surface. The per... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736056 | X-ray transparent bed and gurney extender for use with mobile computerized tomography (CT) imaging systems A bed and gurney extender for selective attachment to a standard hospital bed or gurney for supporting the head of a patient during scanning, comprising: a support for supporting the head of the patient during scanning, wherein at ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7682079 | Medical imaging system and method with integrated weight sensing An integrated weight sensing system and method is disclosed for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, the integrated weight sensing system may include a table assembly, a load cell, and a processor that are implemented in a medical imaging system. The table a... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677802 | Method and patient bed for positioning a patient in a medical examination system In a method for simplified positioning of a patient bed positioning information of a measurement position of the patient bed is recorded and retained as a forced stop position. The positioning of the patient bed between the measurement position ensues such that, giv... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7618189 | Bed apparatus, X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and method of controlling a bed for X-ray diagnostic apparatus A bed apparatus includes a bed, a bed lifting unit that lifts the bed, and a bed stop position control unit that controls the bed lifting unit such that the bed stops at a position out of the maximum stroke according to a predetermined stop condition. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607833 | Method for operating a medical image apparatus to correct for deflection of the patient support board In a method for operation of an imaging medical apparatus, a recumbent board supporting an examination subject is positioned in the scan region of the medical-technical apparatus, an exposure of both a section of the recumbent board and of a part of the tissue of th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7543989 | Lifting unit A medical lifting device is provided. The medical lifting device comprises a lifting unit that is operable in a linear motion. A spindle drive is operable to adjust the lifting unit. A first ball joint is disposed in the lifting unit and a second ball joint is dispo... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540661 | Patient table for an x-ray system Disclosed is a patient table for an x-ray system with a table top, the length of which can be optionally varied. The table top can be of a modular design, or can comprise a plurality of table segments or slats depending on the type of x-ray device used. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7437785 | Drive system for imaging device A drive system for an imaging device is provided. The drive system comprises a table assembly for engaging and supporting a patient and a driving system for moving the table assembly. The driving system can be directly coupled to the table assembly. The table assemb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430772 | Device including moveable support for examining persons A device for the examination of persons including a medical examination device (11) having an examination volume (12), a support (1) for a person to be examined, and a drive assembly (3) for displacing the support in a displacement direct... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421747 | Method of installing and removing a component of medical device A device to install and remove a structural component in and from a medical large device has a guide system that simplifies the difficult handling of the structural component due to the size or the weight of the structural component. The guide system has a first gui... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418750 | Patient support and method for studies of lumbar vertebra rotation A patient support and software evaluate spinal instability by controlled isocentric rotation of the spine and measurement of rotation among vertebra to detect damaged vertebra having disproportionately large rotations. The patient support comprises a first support, ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7405407 | Ion beam therapy system and its couch positioning method A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device ha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404674 | Computed tomography apparatus and patient positioning table therefor allowing rotation of the patient support plate A patient positioning table has a base part with a longitudinal axis and a support plate for positioning a patient. The support plate can be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the base part relative to the base part. The support plate is provided... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400704 | High resolution direct-projection type x-ray microtomography system using synchrotron or laboratory-based x-ray source A projection-based x-ray imaging system combines projection magnification and optical magnification in order to ease constraints on source spot size, while improving imaging system footprint and efficiency. The system enables tomographic imaging of the sample especi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395563 | Support system for use when performing medical imaging of a patient A system is provided for supporting a patient during computed axial tomography imaging. The system includes a movable platform formed of a radiolucent material, a discrete attachment region in the platform, and a curvilinear articulating arm coupled to the platform ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7382858 | Radiation imaging apparatus With the object of enhancing operability and executing imaging efficiently, a moving speed adjustment unit adjusts a speed at which a table section is moved within an imaging space of a scanning gantry, on the basis of a command from an operator when the scanning ga... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373676 | Patient support apparatus and method therefor A rotatably adjustable patient support apparatus including a lower base assembly for mounting to a pedestal and an upper base assembly for mounting to a patient couch. The upper and lower base assemblies are connected by three spaced apart connectors, each of which ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367273 | Diagnostic table A diagnostic table for a medical imaging apparatus includes a sliding command input device by which a sliding command is configured to be input to produce a sliding movement of a tabletop, a first detector configured to detect sliding movement of the tabletop, a sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360949 | Radiography system and transfer board moving apparatus The present invention is intended to readily move a transfer board from a stretcher to a radiographic table and to efficiently achieve radiography. The transfer board moved from the stretcher is borne by an intermediate table. The transfer board borne by the interme... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357574 | Radiographic imaging apparatus A radiographic imaging apparatus which has an imaging system having a radiation source to irradiate a subject with radiation and a radiation detector to detect the radiation irradiated from the radiation source, and a radiographic imaging table to arrange the subjec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357575 | Telescoping table A telescopic table system (32) is used for imaging a subject in at least a first modality (12) and a second modality (14). The first modality is disposed adjacent to the second modality to align a subject receiving bore (24) of the first ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341375 | X-ray diagnosis apparatus An X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes a wireless communication unit that transmits a signal related to the drive of at least one of a supporting unit and a bed from an operation unit to the bed. The X-ray diagnosis apparatus may include a state detection unit that d... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342998 | X-ray detector quick-connect connection system An x-ray system quick-connect connection is disclosed to allow an end-user to de-couple a portable x-ray detector from an x-ray scanner/host. The quick-connect connection is accessible by the end-user without removal of a service panel that exposes an interior servi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331713 | Method and device for delivering radiotherapy A device 10 for aligning a patient for delivering a plurality of radiation beams comprising a patient support surface 12, a coarse alignment subsystem 14 connected to the patient support surface, and a fine alignment subsystem connected to the p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329045 | Grid assembly for use with a cassette A grid assembly for use with an imaging cassette. The grid assembly includes an anti-scatter grid having a length and opposing first and second ends; first and second transport members disposed proximate the first and second ends, respectively, of the grid; at least... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328055 | Patient support apparatus The present invention provides a patient support apparatus for use during a medical procedure. The patient support apparatus is configured to receive and support a body of a patient on a base member. The base member includes a top surface having a plurality of adjus... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319325 | Table position sensing for magnetic resonance imaging An MRI apparatus is provided. The MRI apparatus includes a main magnet (12) for generating a main magnetic field in an examination region, a plurality of gradient magnets (16) for generating magnetic field gradients in the main magnetic field, a radio ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316451 | Wearable side impact protector A side impact protector is configured to be worn by a youth seated in a child-restraint system anchored in place on a vehicle seat. Such a protector may also be worn by a person of any age seated in a vehicle and restrained using a seat belt harness of the type foun... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302040 | Device for medical provision An x-ray arm of an x-ray system is controlled with the aid of a joystick. If there is a threat of a collision between the x-ray arm and an obstacle, for example a patient bed, a force is exerted on the guide element which generates a warning signal perceptible in a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299512 | Motorized operating table The present invention pertains to a motorized operating table (1) of the type comprising a horizontal platform (2) for supporting a patient, equipped at least in part with a side rail (3) for accessories, said platform (2) being affixed o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302038 | Correction of patient rotation errors in radiotherapy using couch translation Compensation for patient rotation between planning and treatment in a radiation therapy machine is provided by angled translation of a table surface on which the patient is supported without actual patient rotation. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293308 | Method and apparatus for automatic self-aligning docking of a couch with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner A docking assembly connected to a movable couch (30) docks the couch with an imaging apparatus (10). Couch alignment surfaces (72) mate with corresponding alignment surfaces (64) of a connecting region (50) of the imaging apparatus... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292673 | Dual modality tomography apparatus with a patient support device A tomography apparatus that has a support device that can be displaced in a displacement direction for supporting a subject, and at least two acquisition systems disposed in succession in the displacement direction of the support device. The support device has a bas... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281284 | Variable motion rocking bed A variable motion rocking bed is provided that includes a first support structure including a first threaded rod having a first section threaded in a first direction and a second section threaded in a second direction, a second support structure including a second t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264396 | System for medical emergency care and monitoring of a patient A system for medical emergency care and monitoring of a patient includes as its first component a patient holding apparatus with a fixed base and a table mounted on it, and the table protrudes past the base on the head end with a radio transparent first region and o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266406 | Magnetic resonance apparatus In a magnetic resonance apparatus, the transmission coil for generating the radiofrequency excitation field is stationarily arranged. The geometry of the transmission coil is permanently prescribed. For acquiring the magnetic resonance signal, the reception arrangem... | 09/04/2007 |
