A patient station for telemedicine enabling transmission of patient data to a remote doctor station, via a telecommunication network includes a processing unit with an operating system, a main display device, and at least one first sensor of a first type generating first patient data. The processing unit is configured to generate a first video signal or a first image from the first patient data and display the first video signal or the first image on the main display device in a first display window, capture at least one display area of the first display window to generate a captured video signal, generate an output video signal comprising the captured video signal, emulate a digital-camera peripheral, wherein the output video signal is provided as output from the emulated digital camera peripheral to the operating system as digital camera-type peripheral device output, and provide the output video signal to the doctor station via the telecommunication network.

Embodiments of the present application provide a trackball apparatus, a medical input apparatus, and an ultrasonic imaging apparatus. The trackball apparatus includes a cover plate, a housing and a ball. The cover plate has a first surface and a second surface, where an opening portion passing through the first surface and the second surface is provided at the center of the cover plate, and one or more engaging portions are provided on the second surface. The housing has an accommodating portion, where when the cover plate is mounted on the housing, the one or more engaging portions are located on an outer side of the housing. The ball is accommodated in the accommodating portion in a freely rotatable state, where a part of the ball is exposed from the opening portion. In this way, the trackball apparatus can be easily mounted and detached, thereby facilitating maintenance and product replacement.

Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus for predicting fetal growth rate, including: an ultrasound probe configured to transmit ultrasound signals to a fetus and receive ultrasound echo signals reflected from the fetus; a user inputter configured to receive pregnancy information regarding a patient from a user; a communicator configured to receive, from a cloud server, fetal biometric data related to the pregnancy information regarding the patient from among fetal biometric data prestored and accumulated in the cloud server; and a controller configured to generate an ultrasound image of the fetus by using the ultrasound echo signals, measure a size of a body part of the fetus on the ultrasound image, and predict the fetal growth rate based on the measured size of the body part of the fetus and the fetal biometric data received from the cloud server.

A floating mechanism (300) and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The floating mechanism (300) and the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus can implement the direct superposition of lifting movements and rotational movements, so that the floating mechanism (300) can move in more directions. In addition, a lifting structure and a rotation structure in the floating mechanism (300) are integrally linked in design, accordingly, the link performance is good, the response is fast, the occupied space is small, and the operation range is great.

An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers that transmit/receive an ultrasound signal to/from an object are arranged in two dimensions; an analog beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a first direction, and perform analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers; and a digital beamformer configured to perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.

An ultrasound system, probe and method are provided. The ultrasound system includes a transducer with piezoelectric transducer elements polarized in a poling direction. A bipolar transmit circuit is configured to generate a transmit signal having first and second polarity segments. The first and second polarity segments have corresponding first and second peak amplitudes. A bias generator is configured to generate a bias signal in a direction of the poling direction. The bias signal is combined with the transmit signal to form a biased transmit signal that is shifted in the direction of the poling direction and still includes both of positive and negative voltages over a transmit cycle.

An interface unit (12) for connecting between an ultrasound sensing apparatus (14) and a patient monitor (18) for providing ultrasound monitoring functionality of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters based on processing of ultrasound data. The interface unit includes means for processing acquired ultrasound data to derive measurements of one or more physiological or anatomical parameters and is configured for outputting said derived measurements to a coupled patient monitor unit, e.g. for display and/or trending by the patient monitor.

Provided is an ultrasound imaging device and an operation method thereof. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an ultrasound imaging device comprising: an ultrasound probe; a display unit; a memory for storing at least one instruction; and a processor for executing the at least one instruction stored in the memory, wherein the processor: image-processes an echo signal to acquire multiple ultrasound images; calculates suitability indicating, as a numerical value, whether the multiple acquired ultrasound images are suitable as input images for a diagnosis algorithm for diagnosing a lesion; displays the calculated suitability on the display unit; and determines an input ultrasound image, which is to be input into the diagnosis algorithm, among the multiple ultrasound images based on the suitability.

An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a plurality of transducers that transmit ultrasonic waves and a transmission unit that supplies drive signals to the plurality of transducers. An amplitude control voltage generation unit and a transmission circuit unit are connected to a common voltage power supply. An amplitude control voltage generation unit receives an output voltage of the voltage power supply and an attenuation degree setting signal instructing an attenuation degree of the drive signal for each of the transducers for weighting of the drive signal, and generates an amplitude control voltage corresponding to a voltage obtained by attenuating the output voltage by the attenuation degree. The output voltage of the voltage power supply is reduced to a voltage corresponding to the amplitude control voltage, and a drive signal having a predetermined waveform is generated whose amplitude is the voltage after the reduction for each of the transducers.

An intraluminal imaging catheter includes: a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient; an ultrasound transducer array coupled to the flexible elongate member and configured to obtain imaging data while positioned within the body lumen; and a memory comprising a plurality of regions configured to store one or more values for one or more fields, wherein the plurality of regions comprises a first region, wherein the one or more fields in the first region comprises at a device identification, a serial number, and/or a manufacturing date, wherein the plurality of regions comprises at least a second region, wherein the one or more fields in the at least the second region comprises a current use count, a maximum number of uses, and a status of the intraluminal imaging catheter. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.