Patent ID: 11911195
Assignee: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  G | IPC A  F  G

Claim 18:
19. A medical imaging patient bed having an integrated visual indicator system, comprising:
a medical imaging patient bed;
a finger guide comprising a recessed channel along one side of the medical imaging patient bed;
one or more light strips, each light strip comprising a plurality of lights, the one or more light strips mounted to the medical imaging patient bed;
a laser distance meter configured to emit a laser beam along the finger guide, the laser distance meter further comprising:
a laser source configured to emit an emitted laser; and
a laser receiver configured to receive a reflected laser;, a storage device, configured to store one or more preconfigured finger gestures;, a microcontroller; and, a power source configured to provide power to the one or more light strips, the laser distance meter, the storage device, and the microcontroller;
wherein the microcontroller is configured to detect when a finger truncates the beam in the finger guide, determine the location of the finger within the finger guide using the distance meter, and illuminate the one or more light strips after the one or more preconfigured finger gestures comprising gestures that include tapping a finger within the finger guide and moving a finger within the finger guide or a combination thereof are made with respect to the one or more light strips;
wherein a position of illumination of the one or more light strips corresponds to a position of performing the one or more preconfigured finger gestures and one or more distance measurements received from the laser distance meter;
wherein the visual indicator system further comprises a reflective portion, attachable to the other end of the medical imaging patient bed and configured to reflect the emitted laser and produce the reflected laser.