Device for compression of the lower extremities for medical imaging purposes
CA 2392205 A1 · Owner: Willen, Jan A. G. · Inventors: Willen, Jan A. G.; Nicklasson, Thomas; Danielsson, Barbro
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The present invention relates to a device for compression of the lower extremities for medical imaging purposes in particular for diagnostic , purposes at complementary examination using computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) wherein the device comprises a waist arrangement (1) to be placed around and in firm contact with the hip region of a patient, a knee arrangement (2) to be placed in the vicinity of and in firm contact with the knee of a patient, a foot plate (7) comprising pressure sensors (13, 13a) and being arranged to accommodate a foot or the feet of a patient, whereby said sensors (13, 13a) are arranged to monitor the pressure of the respective …
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- Filed December 20, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 20, 2020.
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