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公开(公告)号:US20180070917A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-15
申请号:US15263868
申请日:2016-09-13
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
CPC classification number: A61B8/12 , A61B8/4245 , A61B8/445 , A61B8/4472 , A61B8/4477 , A61B8/4494 , A61B8/5207 , A61N7/022
Abstract: An ingestible ultrasound device includes an electronic circuit assembly, including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers and control circuitry configured to control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals; and an encapsulating medium that encapsulates the electronic circuit assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20170360415A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15631777
申请日:2017-06-23
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Susan A. Alie , Nevada J. Sanchez , Tyler S. Ralston , Christopher Thomas McNulty , Jaime Scott Zahorian , Paul Francis Cristman , Matthew de Jonge , Keith G. Fife , David Elgena
CPC classification number: A61B8/4477 , A61B8/0883 , A61B8/0891 , A61B8/12 , A61B8/4236 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4444 , A61B8/4472 , A61B8/4494 , A61B8/465 , A61B8/467 , A61B8/483 , A61B8/485 , A61B8/488 , A61B8/5207 , A61B8/54 , A61B8/56 , B06B1/0292 , B06B1/0622
Abstract: A system comprising a multi-modal ultrasound probe configured to operate in a plurality of operating modes associated with a respective plurality of configuration profiles; and a computing device coupled to the handheld multi-modal ultrasound probe and configured to, in response to receiving input indicating an operating mode selected by a user, cause the multi-modal ultrasound probe to operate in the selected operating mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20170360397A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15415434
申请日:2017-01-25
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Susan A. Alie , Nevada J. Sanchez , Tyler S. Ralston , Christopher Thomas McNulty , Jaime Scott Zahorian , Paul Francis Cristman , Matthew de Jonge , Keith G. Fife
CPC classification number: A61B8/145 , A61B8/12 , A61B8/4236 , A61B8/4427 , A61B8/4444 , A61B8/4488 , A61B8/4494 , A61B8/465 , A61B8/467 , A61B8/54 , A61B8/56 , B06B1/0292 , B06B1/0622
Abstract: A universal ultrasound device having an ultrasound includes a semiconductor die; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers integrated on the semiconductor die, the plurality of ultrasonic transducers configured to operate a first mode associated with a first frequency range and a second mode associated with a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range is at least partially non-overlapping with the second frequency range; and control circuitry configured to: control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the first frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the first mode; and control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the second frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the second mode.
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公开(公告)号:US20170307739A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:US15645771
申请日:2017-07-10
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston
IPC: G01S7/524 , H03K19/0175 , G01S7/521
CPC classification number: G01S7/524 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/54 , G01S7/5202 , G01S7/5208 , G01S7/52096 , G01S7/521 , H03K19/017545
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided directed to a device, including at least one ultrasonic transducer, a multi-level pulser coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer; the multi-level pulser including a plurality of input terminals configured to receive respective input voltages, an output terminal configured to provide an output voltage, and a signal path between a first input terminal and the output terminal including a first transistor having a first conductivity type coupled to a first diode and, in parallel, a second transistor having a second conductivity type coupled to a second diode.
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公开(公告)号:US20170303897A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:US15647222
申请日:2017-07-11
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Keith G. Fife , Nevada J. Sanchez , Tyler S. Ralston , Gregory L. Charvat , Gregory Corteville
CPC classification number: A61B8/4444 , A61B8/13 , A61B8/14 , A61B8/4411 , A61B8/4477 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/4488 , A61B8/4494 , A61B8/483 , A61B8/5207 , A61B8/54 , A61B8/56 , A61N7/02 , A61N2007/0078 , B06B1/0292 , G01S7/003 , G01S7/5208 , G01S7/52084 , G01S15/8915 , G03B27/423 , G03B27/52 , Y10T29/49005
Abstract: Ultrasound devices and methods are described, including a repeatable ultrasound transducer probe having ultrasonic transducers and corresponding circuitry. The repeatable ultrasound transducer probe may be used individually or coupled with other instances of the repeatable ultrasound transducer probe to create a desired ultrasound device. The ultrasound devices may optionally be connected to various types of external devices to provide additional processing and image rendering functionality.
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公开(公告)号:US20170296145A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15638343
申请日:2017-06-29
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan M. Rothberg , Keith G. Fife , Tyler S. Ralston , Gregory L. Charvat , Nevada J. Sanchez
IPC: A61B8/00 , G01S15/89 , A61B8/14 , G01S15/02 , G01S7/52 , B81C1/00 , B06B1/02 , A61N7/02 , A61N7/00 , H04R1/00 , A61B8/08
CPC classification number: A61B8/4494 , A61B8/14 , A61B8/145 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/4488 , A61B8/485 , A61B8/54 , A61N7/00 , A61N7/02 , B06B1/02 , B81C1/00246 , G01S7/52019 , G01S7/52034 , G01S7/52047 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/02 , G01S15/8915 , G01S15/8977 , H04R1/00
Abstract: To implement a single-chip ultrasonic imaging solution, on-chip signal processing may be employed in the receive signal path to reduce data bandwidth and a high-speed serial data module may be used to move data for all received channels off-chip as digital data stream. The digitization of received signals on-chip allows advanced digital signal processing to be performed on-chip, and thus permits the full integration of an entire ultrasonic imaging system on a single semiconductor substrate. Various novel waveform generation techniques, transducer configuration and biasing methodologies, etc., are likewise disclosed. HIFU methods may additionally or alternatively be employed as a component of the “ultrasound-on-a-chip” solution disclosed herein.
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公开(公告)号:US20170285155A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
申请号:US15087914
申请日:2016-03-31
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston , Keith G. Fife
CPC classification number: G01S7/52022 , A61B7/04 , G01S7/52017 , G01S7/5202 , G01S7/52047 , G01S7/5208 , G01S7/521 , G01S15/8915 , G01S15/8977
Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multilevel pulser is described, which can provide bipolar pulses of multiple levels. The multilevel pulser includes a pulsing circuit and pulser and feedback circuit. Symmetric switches are also described. The symmetric switches can be positioned as inputs to ultrasound receiving circuitry to block signals from the receiving circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US20170285150A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
申请号:US15087943
申请日:2016-03-31
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston , Keith G. Fife
IPC: G01S7/521 , H03K17/687
CPC classification number: G01S7/521 , G01S7/52017 , G01S7/5202 , G01S7/52047 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8915 , H03K17/6874
Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multilevel pulser is described, which can provide bipolar pulses of multiple levels. The multilevel pulser includes a pulsing circuit and pulser and feedback circuit. Symmetric switches are also described. The symmetric switches can be positioned as inputs to ultrasound receiving circuitry to block signals from the receiving circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US20170160388A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-08
申请号:US14957051
申请日:2015-12-02
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Keith G. Fife , Tyler S. Ralston , Nevada J. Sanchez , Andrew J. Casper
IPC: G01S7/527
CPC classification number: G01S7/5273 , B06B1/0292 , G01S7/52026 , G01S7/5208 , G01S15/8959
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
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公开(公告)号:US20170160387A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-08
申请号:US15288324
申请日:2016-10-07
Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.
Inventor: Kailiang Chen , Tyler S. Ralston
IPC: G01S7/524 , G01S7/521 , H03K19/0175
CPC classification number: G01S7/524 , A61B8/4483 , A61B8/54 , G01S7/5202 , G01S7/5208 , G01S7/52096 , G01S7/521 , H03K19/017545
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided directed to a device, including at least one ultrasonic transducer, a multi-level pulser coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer; the multi-level pulser including a plurality of input terminals configured to receive respective input voltages, an output terminal configured to provide an output voltage, and a signal path between a first input terminal and the output terminal including a first transistor having a first conductivity type coupled to a first diode and, in parallel, a second transistor having a second conductivity type coupled to a second diode.
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