Patent ID: 11859759
Assignee: SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G  A | IPC A  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A support stand for supporting a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner while in operation, the MRI scanner including a cylindrical housing having a lateral surface extending parallel to a horizontal bore from a first bore end to a second bore end to encapsulate a main cylindrical magnet, the cylindrical housing defining a longitudinal footprint dimension and a lateral footprint dimension, the support stand comprising:
a base for positioning the support stand on a floor;
a plurality of pillars extending upright from the base, each respective pillar having a first end mounted to the base and an opposing second end in an isolation plane that is parallel to the base, the isolation plane intersecting a center of gravity of the MRI scanner; and
a vibration isolator mounted at the second end of respective pillars to support the lateral surface of the cylindrical housing,
wherein a respective pillar in a pair of pillars is laterally separated from another pillar of that pair on an opposing lateral side of the horizontal bore by a lateral separation distance no greater than the lateral footprint dimension,
and wherein a respective pillar in the plurality of pillars is longitudinally separated from another pillar in the plurality of pillars by a longitudinal separation distance no greater than the longitudinal footprint dimension.