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Medical imaging equipment and a measuring method for detecting the position of a conveying device of the medical imaging equipment

US8692181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2010
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/0407
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical imaging equipment has a conveying device that can be moved at least partially in at least one direction. A position-detecting device has at least one transmitting element which detects a position of the conveying device and emits position-measuring radiation. The position-detecting device has at least one detector element. The position-detecting device has at least one semi-transparent reflector element.

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