MRI DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLABLE ENTRY PORTS AND INSERTS THEREFOR

• US 20120083685A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aspect Imaging Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Aspect Magnet Technologies, Ltd.
• Inventors: RAPOPORT, Uri, RABINOVITZ, Itzchak
• Granted Patent: US 8,807,084 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/410
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/055 involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/30 Sample handling arrangements, e.g. sample cells, spinning mechanisms

Abstract

An animal handling system for use in an MRD device, including: a first elongated enclosure having a proximal end, a distal open end and a first geometry, and a second first elongated enclosure having a proximal end, a distal open end and a second geometry. The first second geometry comprises a first cross-sectional area which is larger than a second cross-sectional area of the second geometry. The first elongated enclosure is inserted into a first input port of the MRD device and the second elongated enclosure is inserted in a second input port of the MRD device diametrically opposite to second input port, such that on insertion of the first elongated enclosure into the first input port and insertion of the second elongated enclosure into the second input, the second elongated enclosure slides into the first elongated enclosure through the open distal end of the first elongated enclosure.

Claims

1. An MRD device comprising:

a first input port having a first cross-sectional area, and

a second input port having second cross-sectional area,

wherein said first input port is substantially diametrically opposite said second input port.

2. The MRD device according to claim 1, wherein said first cross-sectional area is less than said second cross-sectional area.

3. The MRD device according to claim 1, wherein said first cross-sectional is different from said second cross-sectional area.

4. An animal handling system for use in an MRD device comprising:

a first elongated enclosure having a proximal end, a distal open end and a first geometry, and

a second first elongated enclosure having a proximal end, a distal open end and a second geometry,

wherein first second geometry comprises a first cross-sectional area which is larger than a second cross-sectional area of said second geometry, and

wherein said first elongated enclosure is inserted into a first input port of said MRD device and said second elongated enclosure is inserted in a second input port of said MRD device diametrically opposite to second input port, such that on insertion of said first elongated enclosure into said first input port and insertion of said second elongated enclosure into said second input, said second elongated enclosure slides into said first elongated enclosure through said open distal end of said first elongated enclosure.

5. The animal handling system according to claim 4, wherein said first elongated enclosure comprises at least two portions said at least two portions are telescopic.

6. The animal handling system according to claim 4, wherein said proximal end of said first elongated enclosure is sealed against a circumferential edge of said first input port and said proximal end of said second elongated enclosure is sealed against a circumferential edge of said second input port thereby sealing the first and second elongated enclosures from the outside environment.

7. The animal handling system according to claim 4, wherein a mammal for experimenting is inserted into said second elongated enclosure.

8. The animal handling system according to claim 7, wherein said first elongated enclosure comprises a reaction testing device.

9. The animal handling system according to claim 7, said mammal is selected from the group consisting of a rodent, a cat, a dog, a rabbit and laboratory experimental animals.