公开(公告)号：US20130338503A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13918707

申请日：2013-06-14

申请人： C. R. Bard, Inc.

发明人： Benjamin A. Cohen ,  Jeremy B. Cox ,  Jeanette E. Southard ,  Shayne Messerly ,  Jay A. Muse ,  Kevin W. Stinger

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4411 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/429 ,  A61B8/4438 ,  A61B8/5292 ,  A61B8/585

摘要： An ultrasound imaging device including the ability to determine when a component, such as a removable probe cap, is attached to a portion of an ultrasound probe. Such a cap is employed in one embodiment to act as a spacer component to provide a standoff for the probe head. Detection of probe cap attachment to the ultrasound probe enables the resultant ultrasound image to be adjusted automatically by the ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system comprises an ultrasound probe, a cap or other component that is attachable to the probe, and a component attachment detection system for detecting attachment of the component to the probe. Once the cap is detected, an aspect of an ultrasound image produced by the imaging system is modified, such as cropping the image to remove undesired portions of the cap, such as the spacer component.

摘要翻译： 一种超声成像装置，包括确定何时将诸如可移除探针帽的部件附接到超声波探头的一部分的能力。 在一个实施例中采用这种盖作为间隔件部件以提供用于探针头的支座。 检测超声探头的探针帽附件能够使超声波成像系统自动调节所得到的超声波图像。 在一个实施例中，超声成像系统包括可附接到探针的超声探头，帽或其他部件，以及用于检测部件与探针的附接的部件附接检测系统。 一旦检测到盖，则修改由成像系统产生的超声图像的一个方面，例如剪切图像以去除帽的不希望的部分，例如间隔件部件。

公开(公告)号：US10820885B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US13918707

申请日：2013-06-14

申请人： C. R. Bard, Inc.

发明人： Benjamin A. Cohen ,  Jeremy B. Cox ,  Jeanette E. Southard ,  Shayne Messerly ,  Jay A. Muse ,  Kevin W. Stinger

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

摘要： An ultrasound imaging device including the ability to determine when a component, such as a removable probe cap, is attached to a portion of an ultrasound probe. Such a cap is employed in one embodiment to act as a spacer component to provide a standoff for the probe head. Detection of probe cap attachment to the ultrasound probe enables the resultant ultrasound image to be adjusted automatically by the ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system comprises an ultrasound probe, a cap or other component that is attachable to the probe, and a component attachment detection system for detecting attachment of the component to the probe. Once the cap is detected, an aspect of an ultrasound image produced by the imaging system is modified, such as cropping the image to remove undesired portions of the cap, such as the spacer component.

公开(公告)号：US09826960B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US13959599

申请日：2013-08-05

申请人： C. R. Bard, Inc.

发明人： Benjamin A. Cohen ,  Dylan K. Robles ,  Shayne Messerly

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC分类号： A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52082 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S7/52096 ,  G01S15/8909

摘要： A low power ultrasound system for use in sonography applications, including vascular imaging, is disclosed. The low power ultrasound system includes a base unit having an image processor and a display. An ultrasound probe is operably connected to the base unit. The probe includes a head portion including an array of crystal transducers. A plurality of pulser/receiver modules that cause the transducers to emit ultrasonic transmit pulses are also included in the probe. The pulser/receiver modules are further configured to receive analog signals relating to ultrasonic echo receive pulses detected by the transducers. The probe includes a singular low noise amplifier that amplifies the analog signals, and an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signals to a digital signal. A wireless interface is included for enabling the digital signal to be wirelessly transmitted from the probe to the image processor of the base unit.

公开(公告)号：US20130324851A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13959599

申请日：2013-08-05

申请人： C. R. Bard, Inc.

发明人： Benjamin A. Cohen ,  Dylan K. Robles ,  Shayne Messerly

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

CPC分类号： A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52082 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S7/52096 ,  G01S15/8909

摘要： A low power ultrasound system for use in sonography applications, including vascular imaging, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the low power ultrasound system comprises a base unit that includes an image processor and a display. An ultrasound probe is operably connected to the base unit. The probe includes a head portion including an array of crystal transducers. A plurality of pulser/receiver modules that cause the transducers to emit ultrasonic transmit pulses are also included in the probe. The pulser/receiver modules are further configured to receive analog signals relating to ultrasonic echo receive pulses detected by the transducers. The probe includes a singular low noise amplifier that amplifies the analog signals, and an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signals to a digital signal. A wireless interface is included for enabling the digital signal to be wirelessly transmitted from the probe to the image processor of the base unit.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于超声波应用的低功率超声系统，包括血管成像。 在一个实施例中，低功率超声系统包括包括图像处理器和显示器的基本单元。 超声探头可操作地连接到基座单元。 探头包括包括晶体换能器阵列的头部。 导致换能器发射超声波发射脉冲的多个脉冲发生器/接收器模块也包括在探头中。 脉冲发生器/接收器模块还被配置为接收与由换能器检测到的超声回波接收脉冲有关的模拟信号。 该探头包括放大模拟信号的单个低噪声放大器，以及将模拟信号转换为数字信号的模数转换器。 包括无线接口，用于使数字信号从探头无线传输到基本单元的图像处理器。