公开(公告)号：US20140024937A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-23

申请号：US14037930

申请日：2013-09-26

申请人： MCUBE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

发明人： Jung-Hoe KIM ,  Seung-Tai KIM

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/48 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8934

摘要： An apparatus for measuring an amount of urine in a bladder using ultrasonic signals comprises: a transducer; a switch for selecting one of operational modes, which include a preliminary scan mode and a scan mode; a transducer drive unit for driving the transducer; and a central control unit for operating according to the operational mode to provide an amount of urine in the bladder. The central control unit in the preliminary scan mode acquires the ultrasonic signals for a single scan plane from the transducer, generates a 2-dimensional B-Mode ultrasonic image using the acquired ultrasonic signals, displays the B-Mode ultrasonic image, and marks a vertical center-line on the B-Mode ultrasonic image. The central control unit in the scan mode acquires ultrasonic signals for a plurality of scan planes from the transducer, measures an amount of urine in the bladder using the acquired ultrasonic signals, and provides the amount of urine.

摘要翻译： 一种使用超声波信号测量膀胱尿量的装置包括：换能器; 用于选择操作模式之一的开关，其包括初步扫描模式和扫描模式; 用于驱动换能器的换能器驱动单元; 以及中央控制单元，用于根据操作模式操作以在膀胱中提供尿量。 初步扫描模式中的中央控制单元从换能器获取单个扫描平面的超声波信号，使用获取的超声波信号生成二维B模式超声波图像，显示B模式超声波图像，并标记垂直 B型超声波图像中心线。 扫描模式中的中央控制单元从换能器获取多个扫描面的超声波信号，使用获取的超声波信号测量膀胱中的尿量，并提供尿量。

公开(公告)号：US08157718B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US11792022

申请日：2005-11-26

申请人： Jeong-Han Yi ,  Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Soo-Yeol Lee ,  Min-Hyoung Cho

发明人： Jeong-Han Yi ,  Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Soo-Yeol Lee ,  Min-Hyoung Cho

IPC分类号： A61N1/00

CPC分类号： A61N2/02

摘要： The present invention relates to an electric circuit having a transformer capable of functioning as a buffer inductor, and a magnetic stimulator using the transformer. The electric circuit of the present invention includes a power supply unit, and rectification means for rectifying current from the power supply unit. A transformer has an inductor on a primary side connected to the power supply unit. A capacitor is connected to an inductor on a secondary side of the transformer. Reverse flow prevention means is connected in series between the capacitor and the transformer to prevent charges stored in the capacitor from reversely flowing toward the transformer. A discharge inductor receives charges stored in the capacitor as discharge current and forms a magnetic field. First switching means turns on or off flow of the discharge current that flows in one direction. Bypass means causes current to flow in one direction.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及具有能够用作缓冲电感器的变压器的电路和使用该变压器的磁刺激器。 本发明的电路包括电源单元和用于整流来自电源单元的电流的整流装置。 变压器在初级侧具有连接到电源单元的电感器。 电容器连接到变压器次级侧的电感器。 逆流防止装置串联在电容器和变压器之间，以防止存储在电容器中的电荷反向流向变压器。 放电电感器将存储在电容器中的电荷作为放电电流接收并形成磁场。 第一切换装置打开或关闭在一个方向上流动的放电电流的流动。 旁路装置导致电流在一个方向流动。

公开(公告)号：US08652047B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US12878422

申请日：2010-09-09

申请人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

发明人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06T2207/10136 ,  G06T2207/30004

摘要： The method of accurately measuring the volume of urine in a bladder includes generating a plurality of ultrasound scan planes using the received ultrasound signals; detecting distances between the front and back walls of the bladder for each scan line in the ultrasound scan planes; determining an area of the bladder using the detected distances of the scan lines for each ultrasound scan plane; generating a virtual radius of the bladder using the determined area of the bladder for each ultrasound scan plane; determining a calibration coefficient for each ultrasound scan plane using the detected distances of the scan lines; calibrating the virtual radius of the bladder for each ultrasound scan plane using the calibration coefficient; determining the volume of urine in the bladder by calculating the volume of a sphere of which the radius is the average of the calibrated virtual radii for the ultrasound scan planes.

摘要翻译： 精确测量膀胱尿液体积的方法包括使用所接收的超声信号产生多个超声扫描平面; 检测超声波扫描平面中每个扫描线的膀胱前壁和后壁之间的距离; 使用所检测的每个超声扫描平面的扫描线的距离来确定膀胱的区域; 使用每个超声扫描平面的膀胱的确定区域产生膀胱的虚拟半径; 使用所检测的扫描线的距离来确定每个超声扫描平面的校准系数; 使用校准系数校准每个超声扫描平面的膀胱的虚拟半径; 通过计算半球是超声扫描平面的校准虚拟半径的平均值的球体的体积来确定膀胱中的尿液体积。

公开(公告)号：US20110137172A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US13029798

申请日：2011-02-17

申请人： Jung-Hoe KIM ,  Seung-Tai KIM

发明人： Jung-Hoe KIM ,  Seung-Tai KIM

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8934

摘要： Disclosed an apparatus for measuring an amount of urine in a bladder using ultrasonic signals. The apparatus is comprising: a transducer; a switch for selecting one of operational modes, which include a preliminary scan mode and a scan mode; a transducer drive unit for driving the transducer; and a central control unit for operating according to the operational mode to provide an amount of urine in the bladder. The central control unit in the preliminary scan mode acquires the ultrasonic signals for a single scan plane from the transducer, generates a 2-dimensional B-Mode ultrasonic image using the acquired ultrasonic signals, and displays the B-Mode ultrasonic image. The central control unit in the scan mode acquires ultrasonic signals for a plurality of scan planes from the transducer, measures an amount of urine in the bladder using the acquired ultrasonic signals, and provides the amount of urine.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用超声波信号测量膀胱尿量的装置。 该装置包括：换能器; 用于选择操作模式之一的开关，其包括初步扫描模式和扫描模式; 用于驱动换能器的换能器驱动单元; 以及中央控制单元，用于根据操作模式操作以在膀胱中提供尿量。 初步扫描模式中的中央控制单元从换能器获取单个扫描平面的超声波信号，使用获取的超声波信号生成2维B模式超声波图像，并显示B模式超声波图像。 扫描模式中的中央控制单元从换能器获取多个扫描面的超声波信号，使用获取的超声波信号测量膀胱中的尿量，并提供尿量。

公开(公告)号：US20100331696A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-30

申请号：US12878422

申请日：2010-09-09

申请人： Jung-Hoe KIM ,  Seung-Tai KIM

发明人： Jung-Hoe KIM ,  Seung-Tai KIM

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  G06T7/62 ,  G06T2207/10136 ,  G06T2207/30004

摘要： The method of accurately measuring the volume of urine in a bladder includes the steps of; generating a plurality of ultrasound scan planes using the received ultrasound signals; detecting distances between the front and back walls of the bladder for each scan line in the ultrasound scan planes; determining an area of the bladder using the detected distances of the scan lines for each ultrasound scan plane; generating a virtual radius of the bladder using the determined area of the bladder for each ultrasound scan plane; determining a calibration coefficient for each ultrasound scan plane using the detected distances of the scan lines; calibrating the virtual radius of the bladder for each ultrasound scan plane using the calibration coefficient; determining the volume of urine in the bladder by calculating the volume of a sphere of which the radius is the average of the calibrated virtual radii for the ultrasound scan planes. The method can accurately measure the volume of urine in a bladder using ultrasound signals regardless of the detection location on which a transducer is placed.

摘要翻译： 准确测量膀胱尿液体积的方法包括以下步骤： 使用所接收的超声信号产生多个超声扫描平面; 检测超声波扫描平面中每个扫描线的膀胱前壁和后壁之间的距离; 使用所检测的每个超声扫描平面的扫描线的距离来确定膀胱的区域; 使用每个超声扫描平面的膀胱的确定区域产生膀胱的虚拟半径; 使用所检测的扫描线的距离来确定每个超声扫描平面的校准系数; 使用校准系数校准每个超声扫描平面的膀胱的虚拟半径; 通过计算半球是超声扫描平面的校准虚拟半径的平均值的球体的体积来确定膀胱中的尿液体积。 该方法可以使用超声信号精确地测量膀胱中的尿液体积，而不管放置换能器的检测位置。

公开(公告)号：US20090105522A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US11792022

申请日：2005-11-26

申请人： Jeong-Han Yi ,  Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Soo-Yeol Lee ,  Min-Hyoung Cho

发明人： Jeong-Han Yi ,  Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Soo-Yeol Lee ,  Min-Hyoung Cho

IPC分类号： A61N2/02 ,  H02M7/06

CPC分类号： A61N2/02

摘要： The present invention relates to an electric circuit having a transformer capable of functioning as a buffer inductor, and a magnetic stimulator using the transformer. The electric circuit of the present invention includes a power supply unit, and rectification means for rectifying current from the power supply unit. A transformer has an inductor on a primary side connected to the power supply unit. A capacitor is connected to an inductor on a secondary side of the transformer. Reverse flow prevention means is connected in series between the capacitor and the transformer to prevent charges stored in the capacitor from reversely flowing toward the transformer. A discharge inductor receives charges stored in the capacitor as discharge current and forms a magnetic field. First switching means turns on or off flow of the discharge current that flows in one direction. Bypass means causes current to flow in one direction.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及具有能够用作缓冲电感器的变压器的电路和使用该变压器的磁刺激器。 本发明的电路包括电源单元和用于整流来自电源单元的电流的整流装置。 变压器在初级侧具有连接到电源单元的电感器。 电容器连接到变压器次级侧的电感器。 逆流防止装置串联在电容器和变压器之间，以防止存储在电容器中的电荷反向流向变压器。 放电电感器将存储在电容器中的电荷作为放电电流接收并形成磁场。 第一切换装置打开或关闭在一个方向上流动的放电电流的流动。 旁路装置导致电流在一个方向流动。

公开(公告)号：US20090030326A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-29

申请号：US12045680

申请日：2008-03-10

申请人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

发明人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/0858 ,  A61B5/1075 ,  A61B5/204 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G01S7/52085 ,  G01S15/8934

摘要： The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and method for the urinary bladder. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus has a preliminary scan mode and a scan mode. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus first operates in the preliminary scan mode and operates in the scan mode after accurately detecting the location of the urinary bladder, thus measuring the amount of urine in the urinary bladder. When operating in the preliminary scan mode, the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus receives pieces of ultrasonic information of n scan lines for a single plane, and acquires and displays an image for a corresponding plane using the pieces of received ultrasonic information. When operating in the scan mode, the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus sequentially receives pieces of ultrasonic information of n scan lines for each of m planes from a transducer, and calculates the amount of urine in the urinary bladder using the pieces of received ultrasonic information. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention operates in the preliminary scan mode, so that the location of the urinary bladder can be quickly and accurately detected, therefore the amount of urine in the urinary bladder also can be quickly and accurately detected.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种膀胱超声诊断装置及方法。 超声波诊断装置具有初步扫描模式和扫描模式。 超声波诊断装置首先在初步扫描模式下工作，并且在精确检测膀胱的位置之后以扫描模式操作，从而测量膀胱尿液的量。 当在初步扫描模式下操作时，超声波诊断装置接收单个n个扫描线的超声波信息，并使用接收的超声信息获取并显示相应平面的图像。 当在扫描模式下操作时，超声波诊断装置从换能器依次接收m个m个平面中的n条扫描线的超声波信息，并使用接收到的超声信息计算出膀胱中的尿量。 根据本发明的超声波诊断装置在初步扫描模式下工作，使得能够快速准确地检测膀胱的位置，因此能够快速准确地检测膀胱中的尿量。

公开(公告)号：US20070197913A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11651186

申请日：2007-01-09

申请人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

发明人： Jung-Hoe Kim ,  Seung-Tai Kim

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/204 ,  A61B5/1075 ,  A61B5/208 ,  A61B5/6823 ,  A61B8/0858 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/483 ,  G06T7/0012

摘要： Disclosed herein is ultrasonic scanning apparatus and method for diagnosing a bladder. The ultrasonic scanning apparatus includes a transducer, a transducer support, an analog signal processing unit, a display unit, a central control unit, a first stepping motor, a second stepping motor, and a drive control unit. The transducer emits ultrasonic signals for respective scan lines and receives ultrasonic signals reflected from an object. The transducer support configured such that the transducer is fixedly installed therein. The analog signal processing unit converts the ultrasonic signals into digital signals. The display unit outputs specific image signals. The central control unit performs image processing on the digital ultrasonic signals, outputs the results of the processing to the display unit, and controls the overall operation of the apparatus. The first stepping motor rotates in a first direction. The second stepping motor rotates in a second direction. The drive control unit controls the operation of the first and second stepping motors in response to drive control signals provided from the central control unit.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于诊断膀胱的超声波扫描装置和方法。 超声波扫描装置包括换能器，换能器支架，模拟信号处理单元，显示单元，中央控制单元，第一步进马达，第二步进马达和驱动控制单元。 换能器对各扫描线发射超声信号，并接收从物体反射的超声信号。 换能器支撑构造成使得换能器固定地安装在其中。 模拟信号处理单元将超声波信号转换为数字信号。 显示单元输出特定的图像信号。 中央控制单元对数字超声信号执行图像处理，将处理结果输出到显示单元，并控制装置的整体操作。 第一步进电动机沿第一方向旋转。 第二步进电机沿第二方向旋转。 驱动控制单元响应于从中央控制单元提供的驱动控制信号来控制第一和第二步进电动机的操作。