Patent · US Expired

Actuator for a patient support table

US6023799A · kind A · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Robert L. Wirth · Ithaca, US
Klaus Mueglich · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 1998
Grant date	Feb 15, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G13/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An actuator for a patient support table, such as a table allocated to a magnetic resonance or computed tomography system, that is movable in vertical and horizontal direction, the motion mode being controlled with a control unit dependent on the actuation of the actuator, has two actuation positions enabling the movement mode to which two defined movement modes are respectively allocated. The currently allowable and implementable movement mode is dependent on the momentary table position.

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