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Device for guiding a magnetic element

US7616983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Anton Nekovar · Neunkirchen, DE
Hans-Joachim Reich · Schkölen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2005
Grant date	Nov 10, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/4441
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for guiding a magnetic element has magnet holders that can be pivoted about vertical axes from an operating position to a rest position, such that a patient to be examined can be examined using imaging devices, having X-ray radiation sources and X-ray detectors respectively attached to C-arms.

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