Lighting arrangement for a medical imaging system
US11647971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3618
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lighting arrangement for a medical imaging system having a cylindrical wall that forms a tunnel that receives a patient to be scanned. The lighting arrangement includes a transparent wall section formed in the wall, wherein the transparent wall section extends along a transparent portion of a wall circumference. The imaging system also includes a lighting device located adjacent an outer surface of the transparent wall section. The lighting device extends along a device portion of a wall circumference corresponding to the transparent portion wherein light emitted by the lighting device is transmitted through the transparent wall section in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the tunnel to circumferentially illuminate the tunnel. In addition, a system status is indicated by a color of light emitted by the LEDs. Further, light emitted by the lighting device varies in intensity to indicate a changing count rate.
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