Patents by Inventor Roberto Garolla

Roberto Garolla has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patient support device, such as a patient bed, table or chair, for use with magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses
    Patent number: 11717224
    Abstract: A patient support device includes a patient support surface having a size to accommodate at least a part of the patient body, the device including at least one receptacle for housing a coil, which at least one receptacle is arranged in an area of the patient supporting surface corresponding to the position of the anatomic region to be imaged, the patient support surface being covered at least partially by one or more cushions covering in combination the entire patient supporting surface or at least a part of it. At least one of the receptacles for coupling to a receiving coil being provided on at least each of one or more than one of the said cushions, the coil once coupled to a corresponding receptacle is connected to a control and processing unit of the MRI apparatus by means of a cable which is external to the said patient support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ESAOTE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Garolla
  • Patient support device, such as a patient bed, table or chair, for use with Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatuses
    Publication number: 20210113112
    Abstract: A patient support device includes a patient support surface having a size to accommodate at least a part of the patient body, the device including at least one receptacle for housing a coil, which at least one receptacle is arranged in an area of the patient supporting surface corresponding to the position of the anatomic region to be imaged, the patient support surface being covered at least partially by one or more cushions covering in combination the entire patient supporting surface or at least a part of it. At least one of the receptacles for coupling to a receiving coil being provided on at least each of one or more than one of the said cushions, the coil once coupled to a corresponding receptacle is connected to a control and processing unit of the MRI apparatus by means of a cable which is external to the said patient support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Esaote S.p.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Garolla