Medical ultrasonic diagnostic system with upgradeable transducer probes
and other features
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    发明授权
    Medical ultrasonic diagnostic system with upgradeable transducer probes and other features 失效
    医用超声波诊断系统具有升级换能器探头等特点

    公开(公告)号:US5603323A

    公开(公告)日:1997-02-18

    申请号:US607894

    申请日:1996-02-27

    摘要: A remotely upgradeable medical diagnostic ultrasound system is described which is upgradeable with a new transducer probe by means of air shipment of the upgrade hardware and remote transmission of upgrade data which controls operation of the probe. The ultrasound system includes a data communicator such as a network link or modem for receiving upgrade data from a remote location. A process for upgrading the system is provided whereby a communications link is established over a common carrier communications medium between the ultrasound system and a remote terminal, which transmits upgrade program data to the ultrasound system. The program data portion of an upgrade is provided via the communications link while the hardware portion of the upgrade is shipped by air freight to the user. In this way, an ultrasound upgrade can be provided to a user from a remote location in a matter of hours.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种可远程升级的医疗诊断超声系统,其通过升级硬件的空运和用于控制探头操作的升级数据的远程传输,利用新的换能器探头进行升级。 超声系统包括诸如网络链路或调制解调器的数据通信器,用于从远程位置接收升级数据。 提供一种用于升级系统的过程,其中在超声系统和远程终端之间的公共载波通信介质上建立通信链路,其将升级程序数据发送到超声系统。 通过通信链路提供升级的节目数据部分,而升级的硬件部分通过空运运送给用户。 以这种方式,可以在几小时内从远程位置向用户提供超声波升级。