Ultrasound plural display apparatus with light indicator for positional access

    公开(公告)号:US10928494B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16029027

    申请日:2018-07-06

    IPC分类号: G01S7/52 G01S15/89

    摘要: Disclosed is a single ultrasound imaging probe 101 comprising a single ultrasound transducer array 103 comprising a first array segment 201 comprising a K plurality of ultrasound transducer elements 103a and an orthogonally arranged second array segment 202 comprising an M plurality of ultrasound transducer elements 103b such that the first array segment 201 and the second array segment 202 comprise a K plurality of ultrasound transducer elements 103a plus an M plurality of ultrasound transducer elements 103b which are electrically connected to provide for the simultaneous display of a scan-converted transverse view ultrasound image and of a scan-converted longitudinal view ultrasound image in a video display 406 of a target scan region for three-dimensional alignment, guided by a projected light beam, of an exterior device in order to access an interior structure below the exterior target region.

    PORTABLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROBE INCLUDING A TRANSDUCER ARRAY
    5.
    发明申请
    PORTABLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROBE INCLUDING A TRANSDUCER ARRAY 审中-公开
    便携式超声波成像探头,包括一个传感器阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20140031694A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13951807

    申请日:2013-07-26

    发明人: Roman Solek

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: A portable ultrasonic imaging probe that is adapted to connect to a host computer via a passive interface cable. The probe includes an array of ultrasound transducers, a high voltage pulser for energizing transducers to emit an ultrasound pulse, analog signal processing circuitry that combines echoes detected by transducers into a single analog echo signal, am analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog echo signal into a digital echo signal; and interface circuitry that transfers the digital echo signal across the passive interface cable to the host computer. The probe includes transmit switches configured to selectively connect sets of ultrasound transducers to the HV pulser and a plurality of receive switches configured to selectively connect sets of ultrasound transducers to the analog signal processing circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 便携式超声波成像探头,其适于经由无源接口电缆连接到主计算机。 该探头包括一组超声波换能器,用于激发换能器以发射超声脉冲的高压脉冲发生器,将由换能器检测的回波组合成单个模拟回波信号的模拟信号处理电路,将模拟 回波信号转换为数字回波信号; 以及将无源接口电缆上的数字回波信号传输到主计算机的接口电路。 探头包括被配置为选择性地将超声换能器组连接到HV脉冲发生器的发射开关和被配置为选择性地将超声换能器组连接到模拟信号处理电路的多个接收开关。

    Portable ultrasound imaging probe including a transducer array

    公开(公告)号:US11364010B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US16692052

    申请日:2019-11-22

    发明人: Roman Solek

    摘要: A portable ultrasonic imaging probe that is adapted to connect to a host computer via a passive interface cable. The probe includes an array of ultrasound transducers, a high voltage pulser for energizing transducers to emit an ultrasound pulse, analog signal processing circuitry that combines echoes detected by transducers into a single analog echo signal, am analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog echo signal into a digital echo signal; and interface circuitry that transfers the digital echo signal across the passive interface cable to the host computer.

    PORTABLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROBE INCLUDING TRANSDUCER ARRAY
    8.
    发明申请
    PORTABLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROBE INCLUDING TRANSDUCER ARRAY 审中-公开
    便携式超声波成像探头,包括传感器阵列

    公开(公告)号:US20140031693A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13951805

    申请日:2013-07-26

    发明人: Roman Solek

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00 A61B8/08 A61B8/14

    摘要: The invention provides a portable ultrasonic imaging probe directly connectable to an off-the-shelf laptop computer. The probe produces raw digitized data comprising envelope detected ultrasound echo data from an array of ultrasound transducers, and transmits the data to the host computer thereby enabling the host computer to form real-time ultrasonic images of human tissue without the need for any additional electronics. In particular embodiments, the probe includes a plurality of transmit switches configured to connect a transmitting group of the ultrasound transducers to a pulser; a plurality of receive switches configured to connect a receiving group of the ultrasound transducers to analog summing, amplification and signal processing circuitry; and a transmit/receive controller which selects which of said ultrasound transducers are in the transmitting group and which of said ultrasound transducers are in the receiving group. The ultrasound transducers may be conventional or micromachined ultrasound transducers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种可直接连接到现成的膝上型计算机的便携式超声波成像探头。 该探头产生原始数字化数据,其包括来自超声换能器阵列的包络检测的超声回波数据,并将该数据发送到主计算机,从而使得主计算机能够形成人体组织的实时超声波图像,而不需要任何附加电子装置。 在特定实施例中,探针包括多个发射开关,其被配置为将超声换能器的发射组连接到脉冲发生器; 多个接收开关,被配置为将所述超声换能器的接收组连接到模拟求和,放大和信号处理电路; 以及发射/接收控制器,其选择所述超声换能器中的哪一个位于所述发射组中,并且所述超声换能器中的哪一个在所述接收组中。 超声换能器可以是常规的或微加工的超声换能器。