Wearable open and adjustable MRI head coil

US11839447B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MR Instruments, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas Rheineck · Brooklyn Park, US
• Mark Jensen · Sheboygan, US
• Michael E. Lancial · St. Louis Park, US
• Grant Thompson · Tulsa, US
• Leon Ricord · Waconia, US
• Juan Manuel Martinez · Barrington, US
• Robert Bushey · Coon Rapids, US
• Brian Fabian · Shakopee, US
• Khai Tran · Kirkland, US
• Lawrence Tanenbaum · Riverside, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0223
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wearable, open and adjustable MRI head coil system having an assembly of support members, panels, or portions defining one or more access openings. The support members, panels, or portions can support, house, or otherwise include radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils such that the assembly is positionable or wearable by a patient for MRI scanning. The radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils, and other devices can be simultaneously in contact with a patient's head, thereby enabling use during diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, or other interventional procedures.