US 11,859,759 B2
Support stand for magnetic resonance imaging scanner
Mark Tullio Morreale, Toronto (CA); Alex Gyles Panther, Toronto (CA); and Geneviève Rodrigue, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Synaptive Medical Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Synaptive Medical Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/122,152.
Prior Publication US 2020/0072408 A1, Mar. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. F16M 11/20 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/20 (2013.01) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.