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Patient support table for a magnetic resonance system having a strong magnetic field and a magnetic resonance system including such a patient support table

US8135451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

Andrew Dewdney · Fairview Avenue, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2007
Grant date	Mar 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/307
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support table for a magnetic resonance system with a magnetic field generation device creating a magnetic field of 7 T or more, comprising a table plate able to be moved into and out of the patient chamber of the magnetic resonance system by means of a drive device, characterized in that the drive device features a pneumatic cylinder with a piston which is coupled to the table plate, with the pneumatic cylinder featuring two working areas divided via the piston and able to be supplied separately with a working medium.

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