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Medical imaging device having a movable patient couch and a touch-sensitive and force-sensitive interface for controlling the movable patient couch, and method for operating a medical imaging device

US11627927B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Philipp Hoecht · Newton, US
Felix Wolf · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 24, 2019
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04105
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical imaging device, such as a computed tomography device and/or a magnetic resonance device, includes at least one movable component. The at least one movable component can include a patient couch, and the medical image device can further include an operating device for controlling the operation of the at least one component. The operating device can include a touch-sensitive and force-sensitive interface (e.g. touchscreen display) having at least one touch sensor and at least one force sensor that measure the strength of a touch.

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