Medical diagnosis apparatus with patient recognition
US6684093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2021 |
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- 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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