Patent ID: 9739853
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A47C,A61B,A61G,G01R

Claim:
1. A patient support system for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, including: a patient support table having a recessed portion; a radio frequency head coil assembly that has a bottom surface shape that is complementary to and mates with the recessed portion of the patient support table; and a filler insert that has a flat top surface and a bottom surface having a contoured shape that is complementary to and mates with the recessed portion of the patient support table; wherein the filler insert is installed on the patient table support at times when the RF head coil assembly is not installed on the on the patient table support; wherein the recessed portion of the patient support table includes a central keying recess that is positioned approximately at a center of the recessed portion, and an anterior keying recess that is positioned along an anterior edge of the recessed portion; and wherein the filler insert includes an anterior keying feature that mates with the anterior keying recess and a central keying feature that mates with the central keying recess to align and secure the filler insert in place on the patient support table.