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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

May. 20, 2015
Applicant:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);

Inventors:

Andrew S. Nencka, Greendale, WI (US);

Andrzej Jesmanowicz, Brookfield, WI (US);

James S. Hyde, Dousman, WI (US);

Eric S. Paulson, Jackson, WI (US);

Lutfi Tugan Muftuler, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);

Daniel Shefchik, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); G01R 33/387 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G01R 33/387 (2013.01); G01R 33/5659 (2013.01); G05B 19/4099 (2013.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); G01R 33/243 (2013.01); G01R 33/246 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for designing and fabricating three-dimensional objects with precisely computed material compositions for use in enhancing electromagnetic fields for magnetic resonance imaging ('MRI') are provided. As examples, the fabricated object can be designed to reduce magnetic field inhomogeneities in the main magnetic field of an MRI system, or to reduce inhomogeneities in a transmit radio frequency ('RF') field (i.e., a Bfield). As examples, the object can be a shim; a housing or other part of an RF coil; a medical device, such as a surgical implant; or component used in a medical device, such as a housing for an implantable medical device.


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