Patent ID: 11890087
Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A device for immobilizing a subject in a medical procedure, the device comprising:
a cushion that immobilizes at least one portion of the subject, the cushion including a first chamber defined by a first surface and a second chamber defined by a second surface and the first surface, the first surface being detachably connected to the second surface; and
multiple radio frequency (RF) coils configured to transmit or receive a magnetic resonance (MR) signal, wherein the multiple RF coils are coupled to the cushion, the first chamber is configured to house the multiple RF coils, and a distribution and a count of the multiple RF coils that are placed inside the first chamber are determined according to a size and a shape of the at least one portion of the subject being examined,
at least one coil of the the multiple RF coils is arranged to locate at a position within the first chamber that is spaced apart from a position where a radiation beam is incident on the device.