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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Varian Medical Systems International Ag, Cham, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Healthineers International AG, Steinhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/113 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1049 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/7285 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3929 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61N 2005/105 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1051 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1058 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for patient position or motion monitoring includes: an energy source configured to emit energy from a first location to a second location, or vice versa, wherein the second location that is moveable relative to the first location in response to a movement by a patient; and a processing unit coupled to receive an input that is based on the emitted energy, and to determine a characteristic associated with the patient based on the input.