Cooling system integrated within modular, detector electronic assembly for a diagnostic medical imaging apparatus
US12295768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4417
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluid coolant system for a gantry of a medical imaging apparatus cools scalable detector electronic assemblies (DEAs) within the gantry. Each DEA includes within its modular housing a first chill plate thermally conductively coupled to cooling detector elements therein and a separate, second chill plate thermally conductively coupled to other electronic components therein, such as electronic circuit boards and/or power supplies. In some embodiments, the first chill plate is oriented between the detector elements and the second chill plate, for thermally isolating the detector elements from other heat dissipating components within the DEA. In some embodiments, coolant flow cascades sequentially through the first chill plate and then through the second chill plate.
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