Pad for a lumbar spine coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device

Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a pad for a lumbar spine coil for a magnetic resonance imaging device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a top, right side and front perspective view thereof, on a reduced scale, shown in use. The broken line showing of a table is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, represent stitching.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2823393 February 1958 Baldine
5163194 November 17, 1992 Dixon
5168590 December 8, 1992 O'Sullivan
Patent History
Patent number: D337684
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1992
Date of Patent: Jul 27, 1993
Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Inventors: Leon Kaufman (San Francisco, CA), John H. Fehn (El Sobrante, CA), William K. M. Lu (San Francisco, CA), Mitsuaki Arakawa (Hillsborough, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Law Firm: Nixon & Vanderhye
Application Number: 7/860,343
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6601; D/6596; D/6606