Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Spectrometer components
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-20
2008-05-20
Arana, Louis M. (Department: 2859)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Spectrometer components
C324S322000, C600S422000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07375527
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic resonance apparatus in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) a coil having at least two sections, (b) the at least two sections having a resonant circuit, (c) the at least two sections being wirelessly coupled or decoupled, (d) the at least two sections being separable, (e) several openings allowing a subject to see and be accessed through the coil, (f) at least one cushioned head restraint, and (g) a subject input/output device providing visual data from in front and behind of the coil respectively; wherein the input/output device is selected from the group consisting of mirrors, prisms, video monitors, LCD devices, and optical motion trackers.
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Arana Louis M.
Fredrikson & Byron PA
MR Instruments, Inc.
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