Wrist coil for magnetic resonance imaging
US7394256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34084
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Two halves of a separable wrist coil provide a coil volume closely conforming to a patient's hand yet separable for insertion and removal of the hand. The halves are hinged allowing easy one-handed operation of the coil in which an operator may stabilize the patient's hand within a propositioned coil with one hand while closing the coil and locking it in position with the other. Detents and a manual lock assist in this process.
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