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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Mark Douglas Herold, Stow, OH (US);
Daniel David Judkins, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Inventors:
Mark Douglas Herold, Stow, OH (US);
Daniel David Judkins, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/037 (2013.01); G01R 33/28 (2013.01); A61B 5/0033 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); G01R 33/288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for illuminating the interior of a medical imaging device is provided. The method and apparatus may convey information to the patient within the scanning tube via the use of different colors or brightness of illuminating light and images and/or text may be provided.