Medical examination apparatus having an alarm signal emitter

US8923953B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Assman · Erlangen, DE
• Björn Heismann · Erlangen, DE
• Reto Merges · Erlangen, DE
• Markus Schmidt · Seibersbach, DE
• Sebastian Schmidt · Weisendorf, DE
• Kera Westphal · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 25, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/541
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical examination apparatus including a control unit, an image-generating modality and a controllable injection apparatus for a contrast agent is provided. The control unit is connected to an alarm signal emitter and the control unit switches the modality and the injection apparatus to a safe mode as a function of an alarm signal.