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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Mark Derakhshan, Florence, SC (US);
Longzhi Jiang, Florence, SC (US);
William Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
Xiaoxue Diao, Florence, SC (US);
Benjamin Gronemeyer, Florence, SC (US);
Erman Citirik, Houston, TX (US);
Mark Derakhshan, Florence, SC (US);
Longzhi Jiang, Florence, SC (US);
William Einziger, Florence, SC (US);
Xiaoxue Diao, Florence, SC (US);
Benjamin Gronemeyer, Florence, SC (US);
Erman Citirik, Houston, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A coil support arrangement for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and method of support are provided. One coil support arrangement includes a main former body having a plurality of channels between end flanges and a splint coupled to the main former body between the end flanges. The coil support arrangement also includes a load spreader coupled to the main former body adjacent one or more of the ends of the splint, and having a gap between the one or more ends of the splint and the load spreader.