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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2004
Katsuaki Shinoda, Kuroiso, JP;
Katsuaki Shinoda, Kuroiso, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
A diagnostic table for a medical imaging apparatus includes a sliding command input device by which a sliding command is configured to be input to produce a sliding movement of a tabletop, a first detector configured to detect sliding movement of the tabletop, a second detector configured to detect input of the sliding command, a stopper coupled to the tabletop and configured to prevent the tabletop from sliding, and a controller coupled to the first and second detectors and the stopper, the controller configured to determine a fault condition when the first detector detects sliding movement of the tabletop inconsistent with the command detected by the second detector and to activate the stopper to prevent the sliding movement of the tabletop upon determining existence of the fault condition.