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AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKatrin Wohlfarth
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An inventive cooling device for the air conditioning of an examination area of a medical examination device includes a temperature detection device for detecting a temperature in the examination area, an air conditioning device for producing air-conditioned air, an air discharge device arranged within the examination area, an opening directed toward the examination area to let out air-conditioned air and an air duct to transport air-conditioned air to the opening in the air discharge device and a control unit connected to the temperature detection device and the air-conditioning device to control the air-conditioning device based on data detected by the temperature detection device. The cooling device automatically determines and regulates a temperature in the examination area with fresh, air-conditioned air which has a positive influence on the well-being of the patient in the examination area. A clean copy of the abstract that incorporates the above amendments is provided herewith on a separate page.
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A cooling device for conditioning air of an examination area of a medical examination apparatus, comprising:
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control unit is connected to an input unit that inputs an individual target value of the temperature in the examination area or a tolerance of the temperature in the examination area.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the air discharge device is integrated in a cladding of the medical examination apparatus directed toward the examination area.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the temperature detection device comprises a temperature sensor inside the examination area.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the opening of the air discharge device comprises an air quantity regulation device that regulates an air through-flow quantity.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a position determining device connected to the control unit that determines a position of a body part of a patient in the examination area.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control unit is connected to a monitoring unit that monitors the examination.
The cooling device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the medical examination apparatus comprises a magnetic resonance device.
A medical examination apparatus, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.