公开(公告)号：US20170176581A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15358772

申请日：2016-11-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yeon-woo KU

IPC: G01S7/52 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G01S7/56 ,  G01S15/02

CPC classification number: G01S7/52004 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4444 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/565 ,  A61B8/58 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S7/56 ,  G01S15/02 ,  G01S15/8915

Abstract: An ultrasonic image apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic image apparatus includes a plurality of transducers configured to output an ultrasonic signal and receive a feedback signal, a driver comprising a plurality of driving circuits respectively connected to the plurality of transducers, each driving circuit configured to output the ultrasonic signal and receive the feedback signal, a detection circuit respectively corresponding to the plurality of driving circuits, the detection circuit configured to detect whether any of the plurality of transducers is defective, and at least one processor configured to control the driving circuit to stop operations corresponding to at least one defective transducer among the plurality of transducers based on a defect detection result from the detection circuit with regard to the plurality of transducers.

公开(公告)号：US20180325490A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15774765

申请日：2016-11-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yeon-woo KU ,  Nam-seok CHANG ,  Young-hwan KIM ,  Nam-joo PARK ,  Jeong-su LEE ,  Seung-ho JANG

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61N7/02

CPC classification number: A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61N2007/0052

Abstract: A probe device is disclosed. The probe device comprises: a matrix array analog front end (AFE) comprising a plurality of cells and outputting an electrical signal corresponding to each of the plurality of cells; a transducer unit for transducing, into an ultrasound signal, the electrical signal outputted from each of the plurality of cells; and a processor for grouping the plurality of cells into at least one group corresponding to at least one diagnosis mode, and performing control such that cells corresponding to each group outputs, through the transducer unit, an ultrasound signal having a characteristic differing according to a corresponding diagnosis mode. Therefore, various functions can be supported while using one probe device.