Patent · US Expired

Acoustically damped gradient coil

US7068033B2 · kind B2 · utility

33Cited by

23References

15Claims

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Assignee

GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Sellers · Erlangen, DE
Tomas Duby · Florence, US
Neil Clarke · Rotherham, GB
Anthony Mantone · Brookfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2003
Grant date	Jun 27, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/3854
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device includes an inner gradient coil assembly proximate a patient positioning area, an outer gradient coil assembly proximate a magnet assembly, and a damping layer sandwiched between the inner and outer gradient coil assemblies.

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