Diagnostic system with a chair and table movable on rails provided on vertical magnets thereof
US6385481B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4528
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to joint motion imaging and provides a vertical magnet type MRI system comprising a vertical magnet unit (10) having a pair of opposite vertical magnets (11), a movable table (20) provided with wheels (22) for traveling and a cradle (21) to carry a specimen laid down thereon, and capable of being moved into and moved out of a space between the pair of opposite vertical magnets (11), table locking devices (13) for locking the movable table (20) with the cradle (21) being in place between the pair of opposite vertical magnets (11), a movable chair (30) provided with wheels (32) for traveling and capable of being moved into and moved out of the space between the pair of opposite vertical magnets (11), and a chair locking device (14) for locking the movable chair (30) in place between the pair of opposite vertical magnets (11).
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