公开(公告)号：US20250009336A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18891881

申请日：2024-09-20

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc

Inventor： Alex Rothberg

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

Abstract: A method includes: determining, by a host device, a predetermined path including a first tilt from which a target anatomical view is available and a second tilt from which the target anatomical view is not available, where the predetermined path has a pivot of fewer than 180 degrees about an anatomical area; instructing, by the host device, an operator to pivot an ultrasound device along the predetermined path by displaying a display on the host device; receiving a first ultrasound image depicting the target anatomical view and a second ultrasound image not depicting the target anatomical view based on ultrasound data collected by the ultrasound device while pivoting along the predetermined path; and identifying that the first ultrasound image depicts the target anatomical view. The predetermined path is determined prior to collecting the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image.

公开(公告)号：US11861887B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17468633

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V40/60 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V30/194 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

CPC classification number: G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/065 ,  A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/46 ,  A61B8/52 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G06F18/24133 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  G06V40/67 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4263 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  A61B2034/2065 ,  A61B2090/365 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3937 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  G06T2207/30048 ,  G06T2207/30061 ,  G06T2210/41 ,  G06V2201/03

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11847772B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17886616

申请日：2022-08-12

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Alex Rothberg ,  Igor Lovchinsky ,  Jimmy Jia ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G01S17/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: G06T7/0002 ,  G01S17/00 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20076 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/30168

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for calculating, during imaging, a quality of a sequence of images collected during the imaging. Calculating the quality of the sequence of images may include calculating a probability that a medical professional would use a given image for clinical evaluation and a confidence that an automated analysis segmentation performed on the given image is correct. Techniques described herein also include receiving a trigger to perform an automatic measurement on a sequence of images, calculating a quality of the sequence of images, determining whether the quality of the sequence of images exceeds a threshold quality, and performing the automatic measurement on the sequence of images based on determining that the quality of the sequence of images exceeds the threshold quality.

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：US12109066B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17889823

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Alex Rothberg

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: A61B8/42 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4245 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  A61B8/5253 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/565

Abstract: A method includes: determining, by a host device, a predetermined path including a first tilt from which a target anatomical view is available and a second tilt from which the target anatomical view is not available, where the predetermined path has a pivot of fewer than 180 degrees about an anatomical area; instructing, by the host device, an operator to pivot an ultrasound device along the predetermined path by displaying a display on the host device; receiving a first ultrasound image depicting the target anatomical view and a second ultrasound image not depicting the target anatomical view based on ultrasound data collected by the ultrasound device while pivoting along the predetermined path; and identifying that the first ultrasound image depicts the target anatomical view. The predetermined path is determined prior to collecting the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image.

公开(公告)号：US20240161491A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18514522

申请日：2023-11-20

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/60

CPC classification number: G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/065 ,  A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/46 ,  A61B8/52 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G06F18/24133 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/67 ,  A61B2090/3937

Abstract: A method includes: obtaining an ultrasound image of an anatomical area from an ultrasound imaging device; inputting the ultrasound image into a first stage of a convolutional neural network, the first stage configured to determine key-point locations of the anatomical area; generating, for each of the key-point locations, a cropped region of the ultrasound image; inputting each of the cropped regions into a second stage of the convolutional neural network, the second stage configured to locate an anatomical landmark of the anatomical area; and outputting a location of the anatomical landmark.

公开(公告)号：US11928859B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17975268

申请日：2022-10-27

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Daniel Nouri ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Jimmy Jia ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  David Elgena ,  Mark Michalski ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/60 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/065 ,  A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/46 ,  A61B8/52 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G06F18/24133 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/67 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4263 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  A61B2034/2065 ,  A61B2090/365 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3937 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  G06T2207/30048 ,  G06T2207/30061 ,  G06T2210/41 ,  G06V2201/03

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11564657B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17330343

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V40/60 ,  A61B8/06 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11185307B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16889944

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: BFLY Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/46 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/06 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/66 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US12243208B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18386801

申请日：2023-11-03

Applicant: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Alex Rothberg ,  Igor Lovchinsky ,  Jimmy Jia ,  Tomer Gafner ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G01S17/00 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for calculating, during imaging, a quality of a sequence of images collected during the imaging. Calculating the quality of the sequence of images may include calculating a probability that a medical professional would use a given image for clinical evaluation and a confidence that an automated analysis segmentation performed on the given image is correct. Techniques described herein also include receiving a trigger to perform an automatic measurement on a sequence of images, calculating a quality of the sequence of images, determining whether the quality of the sequence of images exceeds a threshold quality, and performing the automatic measurement on the sequence of images based on determining that the quality of the sequence of images exceeds the threshold quality.