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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Monica Marie Brickler, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Daniel Rajan Chirayath, Bath Township, OH (US);
Nabeel Manzar Malik, Solon, OH (US);
Fraser John Laing Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Christopher Lee Siverly, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Zachery Kevin Steck, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Janelle Teri Warrick, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jana Michelle Vincent, Aurora, OH (US);
Meghan Evelyn Blanks, Stow, OH (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a flexible enclosure. The RF receiving coil assembly also includes an RF coil disposed within the flexible enclosure, wherein the RF coil comprises a plurality of flexible loops having a malleable conductor. The RF receiving coil assembly further includes at least one cutout in the flexible enclosure located outside an area where the RF coil is disposed within the flexible enclosure. The at least one cutout is configured to provide a handle for handling the RF receiving coil assembly.