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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arne Hengerer, Möhrendorf, DE;
Vikas Gulani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Image guided interventions are performed in a sterile environment. A device is provided for imaging at least a part of a patient, wherein the device includes a detection apparatus having a tunnel through which or into which the patient is configured to be transported for imaging purposes. A sterile cover rolled up or folded is provided at the outside of the tunnel. A covering mechanism is capable of unrolling or unfolding the sterile cover and draping the sterile cover in the tunnel, such that the inner wall of tunnel is at least partially covered by the sterile cover.
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