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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Carsten Groβhauser, Erlangen, DE;
Herbert Weiler, Alling, DE;
Carsten Groβhauser, Erlangen, DE;
Herbert Weiler, Alling, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device is provided. The patient positioning apparatus includes a positioning unit with a fixing side for fixing to the magnetic resonance device, a supporting frame extending horizontally starting from the fixing side and being arranged in a vertically adjustable fashion on the positioning unit, a patient plate mounted in a moveable fashion on the supporting frame, and a vertical adjusting mechanism operable to vertically adjust the supporting frame, the vertical adjusting mechanism has a first drive motor disposed on a side within the supporting frame that is remote from the fixing side.