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Imaging system stand

US8272603B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

8References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Franz Fadler · Hetzles, DE
Paul Weidner · Pressath, DE
Satchi Panda · Greenfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 24, 2009
Grant date	Sep 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/508
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stand, in particular a floor stand, having an arm for holding an object, in particular an imaging device in the form of an ultrasound transducer, said arm being mounted on a vertical column and movable vertically via a vertical guide, wherein a counterweight balancing the weight of the arm is provided on or in the vertical column, a device (24) being provided for moving the counterweight (21) counter to the weight force (FG) for at least partially overriding the counterbalance.

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