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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Ludwig Eberler, Neumarkt Ld.OPf., DE;
Razvan Lazar, Erlangen, DE;
Volker Matschl, Bamberg, DE;
Jürgen Nistler, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Renz, Erlangen, DE;
Ludwig Eberler, Neumarkt Ld.OPf., DE;
Razvan Lazar, Erlangen, DE;
Volker Matschl, Bamberg, DE;
Jürgen Nistler, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Renz, Erlangen, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, München, DE;
Abstract
A patient support apparatus for a medical imaging apparatus, such as a magnetic resonance apparatus, is proposed. The patient support apparatus has a couch, a lifting unit for vertical movement of the couch, a travel unit, and at least one sensor unit to detect at least one weight variable for determining the weight of a patient. The at least one sensor unit has at least one sensor element, which is disposed on the lifting unit and/or on the travel unit.