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Medical imaging system with a part which can be moved about a patient and a collision protection method

US7428296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Philipp Bernhardt · Forchheim, DE
Jan Boese · Eckental, DE
Marcus Pfister · Bubenreuth, DE
Norbert Rahn · Forchheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2006
Grant date	Sep 23, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/49143
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a medical imaging system as well as a collision protection method for such a system. In this system the movement of a moveable part, e.g. a C-arm, is stopped or slowed down, if the part enters an individual protective zone enclosing the patient. This zone is calculated individually for each patient from the surface of the patient detected by an optical sensor.

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