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A suspension system for a cryostat includes a coupling mechanism, a fixation body, and a pin. The coupling mechanism is joined to an outer vessel and coupled with a strap. The fixation body is joined to an inner vessel. The fixation body extends between a front side that faces the coupling mechanism

A suspension system for a cryostat includes a coupling mechanism, a fixation body, and a pin. The coupling mechanism is joined to an outer vessel and coupled with a strap. The fixation body is joined to an inner vessel. The fixation body extends between a front side that faces the coupling mechanism and an opposite receiving side with an interior channel extending from the receiving side to the front side. The channel defines a front opening in the front side and a rear opening in the receiving side. The pin is loaded into the fixation body through the rear opening in the receiving side of the fixation body with the strap looped around the pin and extending through the front opening to the coupling mechanism. The pin secures the coupling mechanism to the fixation body via the strap by engaging the fixation body inside the channel.

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1. A suspension system for a cryostat, the system comprising: a coupling mechanism configured to be joined to one of an outer vessel or an inner vessel of the cryostat and coupled with an elongated strap;a fixation body configured to be joined to the other of the outer vessel or the inner vessel, th

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A suspension system for a cryostat, the system comprising: a coupling mechanism configured to be joined to one of an outer vessel or an inner vessel of the cryostat and coupled with an elongated strap;a fixation body configured to be joined to the other of the outer vessel or the inner vessel, the fixation body extending between a front side that faces the coupling mechanism and an opposite receiving side with an interior channel extending from the receiving side to the front side, the channel defining a front opening in the front side and a rear opening in the receiving side; anda pin shaped to be loaded into the fixation body through the rear opening in the receiving side of the fixation body with the strap looped around the pin and extending through the front opening of the fixation body to the coupling mechanism, wherein the pin secures the coupling mechanism to the fixation body via the strap by engaging the fixation body inside the channel, wherein the rear opening of the fixation body is shaped to receive the pin and the front opening of the fixation body removal of the pin from the fixation body through the front opening while allowing the strap to pass through the front side to the coupling mechanism. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the fixation body includes a ledge inside the channel, the ledge preventing the pin and the strap from being removed from the fixation body through the front side of the fixation body when the pin engages the ledge. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the fixation body includes opposing interior grooves disposed on opposite sides of the channel, the grooves extending to ledges that prevent the pin and the strap from being removed from the fixation body through the front side of the fixation body when the pin engages the ledges. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the pin is elongated along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends, the ends shaped to rotate about the longitudinal axis within the fixation body. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the front side of the fixation body extends around an entire outer perimeter of the front opening or the receiving side of the fixation body extends around an entire outer perimeter of the rear opening. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the fixation body includes a removable lid plate, the lid plate separable from the fixation body to expose the channel through a top side of the fixation body that extends between the front side and the receiving side. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a collar that is separate from the pin and disposed around at least a portion of the pin, wherein the strap engages the collar around the pin. 8. A suspension system for a cryostat, the system comprising: a coupling mechanism configured to be joined to one of an outer vessel or an inner vessel of the cryostat and coupled with an elongated strap;a fixation body configured to be joined to the other of the outer vessel or the inner vessel, the fixation body extending between a front side and an opposite receiving side with an interior channel extending from the receiving side to the front side, the channel defining a front opening in the front side and a rear opening in the receiving side, the fixation body having a ledge in the channel; anda pin shaped to be loaded into the fixation body through the rear opening in the receiving side of the fixation body with the strap looped around the pin and extending through the front opening of the fixation body to the coupling mechanism, wherein the pin secures the coupling mechanism to the fixation body via the strap by engaging the ledge inside the channel of the fixation body, wherein the pin is elongated along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends, the ends shaped to rotate about the longitudinal axis within the fixation body. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the fixation body includes opposing interior grooves disposed on opposite sides of the channel, the grooves extending to the ledge that prevent the pin and the strap from being removed from the fixation body through the front side of the fixation body when the pin engages the ledge. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the rear opening of the fixation body is shaped to receive the pin and the front opening of the fixation body is shaped to prevent removal of the pin from the fixation body through the front opening while allowing the strap to pass through the front side to the coupling mechanism. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the front side of the fixation body extends around an entire outer perimeter of the front opening or the receiving side of the fixation body extends around an entire outer perimeter of the rear opening. 12. The system of claim 8, wherein the fixation body is a unitary body. 13. The system of claim 8, wherein the fixation body includes a removable lid plate, the lid plate separable from the fixation body to expose the channel through a top side of the fixation body that extends between the front side and the receiving side. 14. A method for securing an inner vessel to an outer vessel in a cryostat, the method comprising: joining a coupling mechanism to at least one of the outer vessel or the inner vessel;coupling a fixation body to the other of the outer vessel or the inner vessel, the fixation body extending between a front side that faces the coupling mechanism and an opposite receiving side with an interior channel extending from the receiving side to the front side, the channel defining a front opening in the front side and a rear opening in the receiving side;inserting a strap through the channel of the fixation body such that the slap extends from the rear side of the fixation body through the rear opening;engaging the strap to a pin outside of the coupling mechanism;loading the pin into the fixation body through the rear opening, the pin preventing the strap from being removed from the fixation body through the front opening by engaging the fixation body inside the channel; andcoupling the strap to the coupling mechanism. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein engaging the strap to the pin includes forming a looped end with the strap outside of the fixation body and placing the pin within the looped end. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein loading the pin includes positioning opposite ends of the pin into grooves disposed on opposite sides of the channel in the fixation body. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein loading the pin includes pulling on the strap to pull the pin into the channel of the fixation body through the rear opening. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein coupling the strap to the coupling mechanism includes extending the strap around the pin inside the channel of the fixation body and out of the fixation body through the front opening to the coupling mechanism.