Deployable guard for portable magnetic resonance imaging devices
AssigneeHyperfine Research, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Thomas McNulty, Michael Stephen Poole
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Abstract
According to some aspects, an apparatus is provided comprising a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device. According to some aspects, an apparatus is provided comprising a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable magnetic resonance imaging system, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, demarcate a boundary within which a magnetic field strength of a magnetic field generated by the portable magnetic resonance imaging system equals or exceeds a given threshold.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable MRI device, the physical boundary corresponding to a volume that encompasses a region having a defined magnetic field strength, wherein the deployable guard device comprises an extendible rail.
An apparatus comprising:
- a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable MRI device, the physical boundary corresponding to a volume that encompasses a region having a defined magnetic field strength, wherein the defined magnetic field strength is within a range from about 1 Gauss to about 30 Gauss.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device,
- wherein, when in an undeployed position, the deployable guard device defines a first inner region having a first area;
- and
- wherein, when in a deployed position, the deployable guard device defines a second inner region having a second area larger than the first area.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a deployable guard device, configured to be coupled to a portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device further configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device,
- wherein the deployable guard device further comprises:
- multiple arcuate sections, including a first arcuate section,
- wherein when the deployable guard device is in a deployed position, a first point on the first arcuate section is at a first distance from an isocenter of the deployable guard device, and a second point on the first arcuate section is at a second distance from the isocenter, and wherein the first and second distances are different from each other.
A system comprising:
- a portable medical imaging device;
- and
- a deployable guard device, coupled to the portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device, wherein the deployable guard device comprises an extendible rail.
A system, comprising:
- a portable medical imaging device;
- and
- a deployable guard device, coupled to the portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device, wherein the deployable guard device is coupled to the portable medical imaging device below an imaging region of the portable medical imaging device and above a base of the portable medical imaging device.
A system, comprising:
- a portable medical imaging device;
- and
- a deployable guard device, coupled to the portable medical imaging device, the deployable guard device configured to, when deployed, inhibit encroachment within a physical boundary with respect to the portable medical imaging device, wherein the deployable guard device is coupled to the portable medical imaging device above an imaging region of the portable medical imaging device.
A deployable guard device, comprising:
- an inner portion configured to be coupled to a portable magnetic resonance imaging device;
- a plurality of swing arms movably coupled to the inner portion;
- and
- an outer portion movably coupled to the plurality of swing arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.