LOAD-BEARING PLATE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A BULKY DEVICE OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LOAD BEARING PLATE

• US 20120138768A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hartmut Kreissig, Uwe Anderssohn
• Original Assignee: Hartmut Kreissig, Uwe Anderssohn
• Inventors: Anderssohn, Uwe, KREISSIG, Hartmut
• Granted Patent: US 9,511,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/671
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 23/0093 Heavy aggregates or scrap material for making heavy articles
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 7/108 on plastics springs
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/28 Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/422 of the radio frequency field

Abstract

The invention relates to a load-bearing plate for supporting a bulky device of medical engineering, especially a magnetic resonance imaging device. Said load-bearing plate comprises a flat hollow body which is filled with a high-density filler, said filler being cast to give a rigid composite by means of a solidified casting compound and the hollow body as well as the filler and the casting material consist of a non-magnetic material. The invention further relates to a method for producing a load-bearing plate of the above type and to a method for supporting a bulky device of medical engineering.

Claims

1. A load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) for supporting a bulky device of medical engineering, in particular a magnetic resonance imaging device (3), comprising a flat hollow body (9, 9′

) which is filled with a high-density filler (11, 13), the filler (11, 13) being cast to give a rigid composite by means of a solidified casting material (15) and the hollow body (9, 9′

) as well as the filler (11, 13) and the casting material (15) consisting of non-magnetic material.

2. The load-bearing plate according to claim 1, characterised in that the hollow body (9, 9′

) comprises a trough (17, 17′

).

3. The load-bearing plate according to claim 2, characterised in that it comprises a cover (18, 18′

) covering the trough (17, 17′

), at least in part, in the opening direction (Ö

).

4. The load-bearing plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a stabilising support (31, 33) made of non-magnetic material is arranged in or on the hollow body (9, 9′

).

5. The load-bearing plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hollow body (9, 9′

) and/or the stabilising support (31, 33) consist at least predominantly of high-grade steel.

6. The load-bearing plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the filler comprises a bulk material (13).

7. The load-bearing plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the casting material (15) comprises a cast resin.

8. The load-bearing plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the casting material (15) comprises a material which has a liquid or semi-liquid state before solidification at room temperature.

9. A support assembly (27) comprising a load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) according to any one of the preceding claims arranged on a surface of a floor (25) of a room of installation.

10. The support assembly according to claim 9, characterised in that the load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) is embedded in the surface of the floor (25).

11. The support assembly according to claim 10, characterised in that the load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) is arranged with its upper face facing the bulky device (3) of medical engineering substantially level with a surface of the floor (25) or therebeneath.

12. A use of a load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in particular of a support assembly (27) according to any one of claims 9 to 11, to support a bulky device, (3) of medical engineering, in particular a magnetic resonance imaging device.

13. An assembly (29) of medical engineering, comprising a bulky device (3) of medical engineering, in particular a magnetic resonance imaging device, and a load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in particular a support assembly (27) according to any one of claims 9 to 11.

14. A method for producing a load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) for supporting a bulky device (3) of medical engineering, in particular a magnetic resonance imaging device, said method comprising the following steps;

a) providing (B) a flat hollow body (9, 9′

) made of non-magnetic material,

b) filling (F) the hollow body (9, 9′

) with a high-density non-magnetic filler (11, 13),

c) casting (V) the filler (11, 13) to give a rigid composite by means of a solidifying casting material (15).

15. A method for supporting a bulky device (3) of medical engineering, in particular a magnetic resonance imaging device, at a place of use of the bulky device (3), said method comprising the following steps:

a) providing (B) a flat hollow body (9, 9′

) made of non-magnetic material,

b) filling (F) the hollow body (9, 9′

) on site with a high-density non-magnetic filler (11, 13),

c) casting (V) the filler (11, 13) on site to give a rigid composite by means of a solidifying casting material (15) so that a load-bearing plate (1, 1′

) is produced from the hollow body (9, 9′

) with the rigid composite,

d) installing (A) the medical bulky device (3) on the load-bearing plate (1, 1′

).