Patent ID: 8641493
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A cooling device for conditioning air of an examination area of a medical examination apparatus, comprising: a temperature detection device that detects a temperature in the examination area; an air conditioning device that produces air-conditioned air; an air discharge device arranged within the examination area comprising an opening directed toward the examination area that discharges the air-conditioned air into the examination area surrounded by a magnetic unit of the medical examination apparatus; an air duct that transports the air-conditioned air from the air conditioning device to the opening in the air discharge device; and a control unit connected to the temperature detection device and the air conditioning device that controls the air conditioning device based on data detected by the temperature detection device, wherein the air discharge device is integrated in a cladding of the medical examination apparatus directed toward the examination area; a position determining device connected to the control unit that determines a position of a body part of a patient in the examination area; and wherein the air conditioning device is controlled by the control unit based on the determined position.