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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Mario Bechtold, Hemhofen, DE;
Ralph Oppelt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Inventors:
Mario Bechtold, Hemhofen, DE;
Ralph Oppelt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B005/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for local reduction of the operating noise produced by a medical diagnostic or therapy device, antisound is produced locally by a sound source. The sound source used is a highly directional parametric loudspeaker. As a result, disturbing operating noises can be limited locally and suppressed effectively.