公开(公告)号：US11559827B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US17192700

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Susan A. Alie ,  Keith G. Fife ,  Joseph Lutsky ,  David Grosjean

IPC: B06B1/02 ,  B81C1/00 ,  G01N29/24 ,  B81B3/00 ,  G01N29/22

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer includes a membrane, a bottom electrode, and a plurality of cavities disposed between the membrane and the bottom electrode, each of the plurality of cavities corresponding to an individual transducer cell. Portions of the bottom electrode corresponding to each individual transducer cell are electrically isolated from one another. Each portion of the bottom electrode corresponds to each individual transducer that cell further includes a first bottom electrode portion and a second bottom electrode portion, the first and second bottom electrode portions electrically isolated from one another.

公开(公告)号：US20230017034A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17953155

申请日：2022-09-26

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Lingyun Miao ,  Jianwei Liu

IPC: B06B1/02 ,  B81B3/00 ,  B81C1/00

Abstract: An ultrasound transducer device includes an electrode, a membrane, and vias. The membrane is separated from the electrode by a cavity between the membrane and the electrode. The vias electrically connect the electrode to a substrate disposed on an opposite side of the electrode from a side facing the membrane. The vias are disposed in the ultrasound transducer device such that greater than 50% of the vias overlap with the cavity in a plan view.

公开(公告)号：USD975738S1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US29773842

申请日：2021-03-11

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Designer： David Elgena ,  Billy Byungsoo Roh ,  Cristina Shin ,  Xun Deng ,  Brandon Fiegoli

公开(公告)号：US11540805B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17874180

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: BFLY Operations, 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

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/12 ,  B06B1/06

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.

公开(公告)号：US11534135B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17033510

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Nevada J. Sanchez

IPC: A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein related to monitoring fetal heartbeat and uterine contraction signals. An ultrasound system may be configured to sweep a volume to collect ultrasound data, detect a fetal heartbeat and/or uterine contraction signal in the ultrasound data, and automatically steer an ultrasound beam to monitor the fetal heartbeat and/or uterine contraction signal. The ultrasound system may be further configured to determine a location where the fetal heartbeat and/or uterine contraction signal is detectable or detectable at a highest quality. The ultrasound system may include a wearable ultrasound device, such as an ultrasound patch coupled to a subject. The wearable ultrasound device may have a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers capable of steering ultrasound beams in three dimensions.

公开(公告)号：US11478218B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16118256

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Alex Rothberg

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to instructing an operator to move an ultrasound device along a predetermined path relative to an anatomical area in order to collect first ultrasound data and second ultrasound data, the first ultrasound data capable of being transformed into an ultrasound image of a target anatomical view, and the second ultrasound data not capable of being transformed into the ultrasound image of the target anatomical view.

公开(公告)号：USD963673S1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US29767449

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Designer： David Elgena ,  Cristina Shin ,  Matthew de Jonge

公开(公告)号：US20220233174A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17586656

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Sewook Hwang

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  H03L7/099 ,  H03L7/08

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to an ultrasound device that may has a phase-locked loop (PLL) that includes a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO). The DCO includes a plurality of current source unit cells with respective drain switches a plurality of current source unit cells with respective source switches. The plurality of current source unit cells with respective drain switches and the plurality of current source unit cells may have different circuit topologies. Switching on one of the plurality of current source unit cells with respective drain switches may cause a voltage transition at an internal node proceeding in one voltage direction and switching on one of the plurality of current source unit cells with respective source switches may cause a voltage transition at an internal node proceeding in the opposite voltage direction.

公开(公告)号：US11388524B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17114411

申请日：2020-12-07

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lutsky ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Kailiang Chen ,  Keith G. Fife ,  Tyler S. Ralston

IPC: H04R17/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound circuits that employ a differential ultrasonic transducer element, such as a differential micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) element. The differential ultrasonic transducer element may be coupled to an integrated circuit that is configured to operate the differential ultrasonic transducer element in one or more modes of operation, such as a differential receive mode, a differential transmit mode, a single-ended receive mode, and a single-ended transmit mode.

公开(公告)号：US20220171041A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17548370

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Kailiang Chen ,  Keith G. Fife ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Andrew J. Casper

IPC: G01S7/527 ,  G01S7/52

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).