Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Markus Petsch

Ludwig Kreischer

Arne Hengerer

Johann Sukkau

Arnulf Oppelt

Martin Requardt

Eva Rothgang

Dieter Heinl

Martin Ringholz

Johann Seissl

Claudia Hannelore Igney

Kerstin Waldbach

Rolf Schmidt

Hans-Peter Hollenbach

Christian Hetz

Wolfgang Gösswein

Ronny Pflichtbeil

Joachim Gunkel

The disclosure relates to a positioning device for positioning in a static magnetic field of a magnetic resonance tomography system and a magnetic resonance tomography system. The positioning device may be moved along a first axis in the magnetic field. Herein, the positioning device includes a plurality of magnetic-field-strength sensors arranged at a distance from one another in the direction of the first axis in predetermined positions on the positioning device.

Device and method for positioning in a magnetic field of a magnetic resonance tomography system using magnetic field strength

A device for assisting the aligning of a patient support dockable onto an operating table is provided A sensing unit is configured to be arranged on the patient support or the operating table and configured to sense a feature of the patient support and/or of the operating table, said feature lying opposite the sensing unit. The sensing unit configured to sense a position-dependent physical interaction and herefrom to generate a signal that depends on the spatial relative position between the patient support and the operating table. An evaluating unit is configured to receive the signal from the sensing unit and to generate an output that characterizes the relative position between the operating table and the patient support.

Device and method for assisting the aligning of a dockable patient support

A patient positioning table has a transfer plate that is reversibly transferable from the patient positioning table to a table associated with an imaging modality, and a headrest-forming extension component having a fastening section and a supporting section is provided, which can be detachably fastened to fastening devices provided on the transfer plate in exchange for a framework-like head immobilizing fixture, which can be detachably fastened to the same fastening devices.

Patient positioning table having a transfer plate

The invention relates to a support apparatus on which a patient can be supported in a comfortable and secure manner for the preparation for an examination and for the examination, in particular an endorectal biopsy. The support apparatus comprises a sliding apparatus connected to a bearing substructure and is supported in a displaceable manner on the sliding apparatus so that it can be moved partially beyond the substructure connected to the sliding apparatus. The support apparatus also comprises a cutout. The invention also relates to a patient support table comprising a connecting apparatus to connect the patient support table to the support apparatus and serving as a bearing substructure for the support apparatus. A medical device, in particular an MR device, is also disclosed comprising a patient tunnel and the patient support table that can be introduced into the patient tunnel.

Support apparatus and patient support table as well as medical device

An illumination device () for illuminating an examination room () of an imaging medical examination device () has illuminants (), which emit light when energized and can be electrically connected to a power source via connecting means (A,B,A, . . .D), at least two of the illuminants () being connected by means of an electrical supply line () and the electrical supply line () having at least one high frequency filter () for reducing the interaction of the supply line () with a high frequency field.

Illumination device and medical imaging and examination device having an illumination device

A patient support device which can be connected to patient placement devices of medical examination or treatment equipment, for example an MRI device, an X-ray machine, or of ambulances. The patient support device supports a patient during medical examination and treatment. The patient support device has a structural rigidity that is less than a minimal rigidity that enables the patient support device to be self-supporting while the patient is resting thereon. Such a patient support device can be designed in a simple manner in such a way that it can be used in MRI devices, as well as in devices of other types, and can be transferred between the devices without repositioning of the patient on different support devices.

Support device for a patient

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Erlangen, Germany

Markus Petsch