An ultrasound probe is provided including one or more ultrasound transducers configured to perform ultrasound imaging, a first logic unit configured to receive ultrasound data from the one or more ultrasound transducers, and a second logic unit coupled to the first logic unit and configured to transmit the ultrasound data wirelessly via a radio module. An ultrasound device is provided configured for removably coupling to an auxiliary module to transmit ultrasound wirelessly via the auxiliary module.

There is provided an assembly for hands-free ultrasonic monitoring and imaging via a suprasternal notch of a target individual, comprising: a cradle comprising: a lower portion having a surface shaped according to a surface of an anatomical region including a suprasternal notch of sample individual(s), and a holding portion connected to the lower portion, the holding portion shaped to fit a housing component, the holding portion including at least one elongated slot elongated at a predefined angle relative to the surface of the lower portion, and a housing component comprising: an ultrasound transducer, a multi-directional mechanism for adjusting the position of the ultrasound transducer within the housing component along at least two degrees of freedom, and a securing mechanism set at a location within housing component for engaging the at least one elongated slot of the cradle when housing component is fitted within the holding portion of the cradle.

A system and method of monitoring a life-threating medical situation based on an ejection-fraction measurement is provided with a medical monitoring system. The medical monitoring system includes a system central processing unit (CPU), and a normal ejection-fraction range managed by the system CPU. First, continuous echocardiographic data for a heart of a patient is received with system CPU. Next, a real-time ejection-fraction measurement is derived from the continuous echocardiographic data with the system CPU. Finally, if the real-time ejection-fraction measurement is outside of the normal ejection-fraction range, a life-threatening situation alert is outputted with the medical monitoring system.

An intraluminal imaging device is provided. The device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion and configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data while positioned within the lumen of the patient. The device includes a tip member disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the tip member comprising a cavity adjacent to the ultrasound imaging assembly and configured to be filled with an adhesive to couple the tip member and the ultrasound imaging assembly. The tip member can include first material and a second material. The tip member can include linear outer diameter and varying wall thickness, and/or a varying outer diameter and a constant wall thickness.

A wearable patch (10) comprising an ultrasound transducer (30) mounted on the patch, the ultrasound transducer comprising a major surface for contacting the skin of a wearer of the patch, said major surface being covered by a layer (33) of a soluble adhesive precursor, the wearable patch further comprising a seal ring (40) extending from the patch, said seal ring surrounding the ultrasound transducer. Also disclosed are a wearable patch kit, assembly and application method.

A device obtains ultrasound signals with ultrasound sensors without using ultrasound coupling gels on the face of the device. One such device includes an acoustic coupling pad that is placed on the ultrasound sensors. The acoustic coupling pad replaces conventional water-based ultrasound sensing gels to obviate the need for using such gels that may cause an electrical short circuit between electrode leads of electrocardiogram sensors positioned adjacent to the ultrasound sensors in the face of the device.

A fluid control device includes an interface to a remote fluid monitoring sensor that detects fluid flow in a patient. In some embodiments, a processor within the fluid delivery device is programmed to adjust the delivery or withdrawal of fluids based on the fluid flow signals provided by the sensor. In some embodiments, the fluid control device can display and/or record fluid flow signals thereby acting as a hemodynamic monitor.

The invention relates to an ultrasonic measuring device including an ultrasonic array configured to detect ultrasonic signals, and a housing. The housing includes an acoustic window portion and a housing wall. The ultrasonic array is arranged in the housing in acoustic contact with the acoustic window portion. The acoustic window portion is configured to adhere to a surface of the object to be examined. The invention further relates to an examination apparatus, which includes at least one such ultrasonic measuring device, and to a method for ultrasonic signal detection, in particular for ultrasound-based imaging.

Ultrasound devices including piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) are described. Frequency tunable PMUT arrays are provided. The PMUTs may be formed on the same substrate or a different substrate than an integrated circuit substrate. The PMUTs may be formed in a variety of ways and from various suitable piezoelectric materials.

A Doppler ultrasound instrument (10) includes ultrasound pulse control and data acquisition electronics (12, 24, 26) for acquiring Doppler ultrasound data, an N-channel connector port (14) for simultaneously operatively connecting up to N ultrasound transducer patches (16) where N is an integer equal to or greater than two, and an electronic processor (30) programmed to concurrently determine up to N blood flow velocities corresponding to up to N patches operatively connected to the N channel connector port. The blood flow velocity for each patch may be determined by: determining transducer blood flow velocities for ultrasound transducers (60) of a transducer array of the patch; and determining the blood flow velocity for the patch as a highest determined transducer blood flow velocity or as an aggregation of highest determined transducer blood flow velocities.