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Medical diagnosis apparatus with patient recognition

US6684093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 2001
Grant dateJan 27, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/055
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Medical diagnosis apparatuses (and a respective method for using such apparatuses) are provided, particularly large apparatuses operated in a centralized manner, (e.g., MR scanners, CT tomographs or the like), characterized by a patient acquisition device assigned to it for acquiring individual distinctive identification features of the patient, which are automatically stored with the apparatus data obtained.

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