Patent classifications
A61B8/462
Ultrasound system with disinfecting feature
A method for using an ultrasound imaging system including a disinfection system is disclosed. The disinfection system may include one or more ultraviolet light sources. The UV light sources may be included in a display. The disinfection system may be configured to operate when the display is parallel to a control panel of the ultrasound imaging system. The disinfection system may provide indications of the disinfection status of the ultrasound imaging system.
ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
An ultrasound system (1) includes an ultrasound probe (2), a head-mounted display (3), and an external apparatus (4). The ultrasound probe (2) includes a reception data generation unit that generates reception data before imaging based on a sound ray signal, and a probe-side wireless communication unit (24) that wirelessly transmits the reception data. The head-mounted display (3) includes a camera unit (33) that acquires a view image, and a head-mounted display-side wireless communication unit (31) that wirelessly transmits the view image. The external apparatus (4) includes an external wireless communication unit (41), an external monitor (45), and a display controller (44) that displays an ultrasound image generated based on the reception data on the external monitor (45).
Methods and apparatuses for collection and visualization of ultrasound data
Some aspects of the technology described herein relate to configuring an ultrasound device to perform a three-dimensional ultrasound imaging sweep, and displaying ultrasound images and segmented portions of the ultrasound images as the ultrasound images are collected during the three-dimensional ultrasound imaging sweep. Certain aspects relate to displaying an ultrasound image collected by an ultrasound device and configuring the ultrasound device to perform a three-dimensional ultrasound imaging sweep based on the ultrasound image collected by the ultrasound device.
TABLET ULTRASOUND SYSTEM
Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for portable medical ultrasound imaging. Preferred embodiments utilize a tablet touchscreen display operative to control imaging and display operations without the need for using traditional keyboards or controls. Certain embodiments provide ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field sub array beamforming or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. Exemplary embodiments also provide an ultrasound engine circuit board including one or more multi-chip modules, and a portable medical ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound engine circuit board with one or more multi-chip modules. Exemplary embodiments also provide methods for using a hierarchical two-stage or three-stage beamforming system, three dimensional ultrasound images which can be generated in real-time.
Imaging apparatus for diagnosis and program
An imaging apparatus is disclosed for diagnosis including a plurality of transmitting and receiving units, an error of a scale of a tomographic image to be generated is reduced. The imaging apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving unit comprising a first transmitting and receiving unit configured to perform transmission and reception of an ultrasound signal and a second transmitting and receiving unit configured to perform transmission and reception of an optical signal when rotating in the lumen of the measurement subject body; and a processor configured to: convert positional information of each position outside the range in which the flushing liquid flows regarding the ultrasound line data generated by the processor based on a ratio between the ultrasound propagation velocity in the flushing liquid and the ultrasound propagation velocity in the blood vessel; and construct the first tomographic image using the ultrasound line data which is converted by the processor.
Floating mechanism and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
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.
Dongle for outputting an ultrasound image acquired at an ultrasound machine controlled by a multi-use display device, and related methods
The present embodiments relate generally to methods for providing viewing access to an ultrasound image feed generated at an ultrasound imaging machine. A multi-use display device may form a first link-layer connection with the ultrasound image machine for transmitting commands that control imaging parameters of the ultrasound image feed. The multi-use display device may then: determine link-layer connection parameters that allow the ultrasound imaging machine to form a second link-layer connection with a receiving device (the receiving device having no link-layer connection with the ultrasound imaging machine), and provide the connection parameters to the receiving device. The ultrasound imaging machine forms a second link-layer connection with the receiving device, based the connection parameters. The second link-layer connection is then used for receiving, at the receiving device, the ultrasound image feed controlled by the multi-use display device.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Apparatus for locating an incision on a patient, the apparatus comprising: an elongate guide element for guiding a cutting tool to a location at a distal end of the guide element; an optical emitter for emitting an optical beam, the optical emitter being attached to the guide element so that the beam is directed to the distal end of the guide element; and an incision location template slidably attached to the guide element, the incision location template comprising a first feature adapted to be optically correlated with an anatomical feature of the patient and a second feature adapted to be optically aligned with an impingement point of the beam on the patient.
AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
A holographic augmented reality visualization and guidance system for performing a medical procedure includes an augmented reality system for displaying operating information to a user. The operating information can include preoperative data, intraoperative data, and fused data of an anatomical structure. A computer system is in communication with the augmented reality system and is configured to selectively generate the fused data by merging the preoperative data and the intraoperative data, identify deformation of the anatomical structure via differences between the preoperative data and the intraoperative data, transmit the operating information to the augmented reality system, and compensate for the deformation of the anatomical structure according to the deformation engine in real-time.
ACOUSTIC WAVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ACOUSTIC WAVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an image memory, an operation unit, a measurement item designation receiving unit for receiving a designation of a measurement item, a detection measurement algorithm setting unit that sets a detection measurement algorithm, a frame designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a frame to be used for the measurement among a plurality of frames in the image memory, a measurement position designation receiving unit that receives a designation of a position of a measurement target on a first measurement frame received by the frame designation receiving unit, a measurement position setting unit that sets the position of the measurement target on a frame other than the first measurement frame, a measurement unit that detects the measurement target on the plurality of frames to calculate the measurement value, and a final measurement value calculation unit that calculates a final measurement value.