US 12,318,818 B2
Cleaning unit and a medical imaging apparatus with a cleaning unit
Thomas Beck, Dormitz (DE); Florian Meise, Hausen (DE); Stefanie Gügel-Wild, Langensendelbach (DE); Tobias Kotulla, Stuttgart (DE); and Martin Seifert, Bayreuth (DE)
Assigned to Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim (DE)
Filed by Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim (DE)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,493.
Claims priority of application No. 102021210471.1 (DE), filed on Sep. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090506 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B08B 1/30 (2024.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); B08B 1/14 (2024.01); B08B 1/16 (2024.01); B08B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC B08B 1/30 (2024.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B08B 1/143 (2024.01); B08B 1/165 (2024.01); B08B 13/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning unit for cleaning a housing of a medical imaging apparatus surrounding a patient receiving area, comprising at least one cleaning element, wherein the at least one cleaning element has an annular carrier structure, and a diameter of the cleaning element comprises at least one value of a diameter of the housing surrounding the patient receiving area, wherein the annular carrier structure has at least two ring elements with end areas movable relative to one another and configured to move inward and overlap when introduced into the patient receiving area, thereby creating tension to exert a cleaning force against an inner diameter of the housing surrounding the patient.