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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Longzhi Jiang, Florence, SC (US);
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Scaturro, Jr., Florence, SC (US);
William Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
John Arthur Urbahn, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jalal Zia, Florence, SC (US);
In-hua Xu, Florence, SC (US);
Longzhi Jiang, Florence, SC (US);
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Scaturro, Jr., Florence, SC (US);
William Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
John Arthur Urbahn, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jalal Zia, Florence, SC (US);
In-Hua Xu, Florence, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for self-sealing a coldhead sleeve of a magnetic resonance imaging system are provided. One coldhead sleeve arrangement includes a coldhead sleeve configured to receive therein a coldhead of an MRI system and having an open end. The coldhead sleeve arrangement also includes a sealing member coupled at the open end of the coldhead sleeve and configured in a normally closed position covering the open end.