Patent ID: 11944846
Assignee: ELEKTA LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A medical apparatus, comprising:
a structure defining a bore in which a patient or part of a patient can be positioned during use;
an MRI system comprising:
a receiving coil device positioned within the bore, the receiving coil device comprising a receiving coil for detecting radio signals emitted by relaxing nuclei within the patient;
a constraining mechanism coupled between the structure and the receiving coil device, the constraining mechanism permitting movement of the receiving coil device in a single linear dimension;
one or more retractable suspension mounts, each of the one or more retractable suspension mounts comprising a flexible line arranged to suspend at least part of the receiving coil device within the bore; and
control circuitry operable to control each of the one or more retractable suspension mounts, wherein the control circuitry is operable to:
extend the flexible line of each of the one or more retractable suspension mounts until a tension in the respective flexible line reaches a predetermined threshold; and
responsive to a determination that the tension in the respective flexible line has reached the predetermined threshold, retract one or more of the one or more retractable suspension mounts a predefined distance.