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Medical examination facility

US9861326B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Michael Koerth · Bad Mergentheim, DE
Wolfgang Neuber · Pressath, DE
Peter Rauh · Schnabelwaid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2015
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/0487
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical examination facility is provided, wherein the facility includes an imaging apparatus and a mobile patient table. Mechanical coupling devices to be connected to each other are provided on both the imaging apparatus and the mobile patient table for the purpose of mechanically coupling the patient table to the imaging apparatus in an end position. The mechanical coupling device of the imaging apparatus includes a pulling device that is movable to a locking position via a controllable drive motor. In order to automatically move the patient table, the pulling device engages a driver provided on the patient table, before the end position is reached, and carries it by moving to the locking position, in which the patient table is in the end position.

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