181 |
APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONNECTING CONNECTOR OF ULTRASONIC PROBE |
US14676040 |
2015-04-01 |
US20150320389A1 |
2015-11-12 |
Takeshi MIYAGI; Tomohiro Sato |
An apparatus capable of connecting a connector of ultrasonic probe includes a connected part, a wall part and a vent hole. The connected part is provided in a housing and is configured to be capable of connecting a connector of ultrasonic probe. The wall part is provided in a location to surround side faces of the connector in a state of being connected to the connected part. The vent hole is provided between the connected part and the wall part so as to pass through from outside to inside of the housing. |
182 |
ULTRASONIC PROBE |
US14613769 |
2015-02-04 |
US20150289852A1 |
2015-10-15 |
Kyungil CHO; Jong Keun SONG; Seungheun LEE; Baehyung KIM; Youngil KIM |
Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic probe configured to release heat generated by a transducer to an exterior of the ultrasonic probe via a heat pipe and a radiator. The ultrasonic probe includes a housing; a transducer configured to generate ultrasonic waves while disposed in an interior of the housing; a heat pipe configured to transfer the heat generated by the transducer; a radiator connected to the heat pipe and configured to release the heat, which is transferred via the heat pipe, to the exterior of the housing; and a partition wall configured to separate an inside space within the housing. |
183 |
Strain relief apparatus for probe and method of manufacturing the same |
US12949651 |
2010-11-18 |
US09049980B2 |
2015-06-09 |
Kyeong Gu Woo; Sun Ki Lee |
A strain relief apparatus of a probe and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The strain relief apparatus includes an insert part mounted on a probe switch box and having an insertion recess at an inner side thereof, a ferrite core mounted on the insertion recess, and a rubber part provided to the insert part by injection molding. The strain relief apparatus protects a cable of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus from impact exerted on the cable and suppresses influence on a contact point between a probe switch box and the cable by bending of the cable, thereby preventing damage of the cable. |
184 |
Image generation system |
US13803657 |
2013-03-14 |
US09039622B2 |
2015-05-26 |
Pai-Chi Li; Bao-Yu Hsieh |
An image generation system is provided, the system generating an ultrasound image and a photo-acoustic image of an object and including a dual-wavelength laser source, an optical filter, and an optical-based ultrasound sensor. The laser source generates a first laser pulse with a first wavelength or a second laser pulse with a second wavelength. The optical filter almost completely absorbs the energy of the first laser pulse and by the photo-acoustic effect, generates and transmits an ultrasound to the object so the object scatters and reflects the ultrasound. The second laser pulse almost completely penetrates the optical filter and is transmitted to the object so the object absorbs the energy of the second laser pulse, generates and sends a photo-acoustic signal. The optical-based ultrasound sensor receives the ultrasound and the photo-acoustic signal to generate the ultrasound image and the photo-acoustic image of the object. |
185 |
PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME |
US14490558 |
2014-09-18 |
US20150122032A1 |
2015-05-07 |
Jong-kyu JUNG; Dal-kwon KOH; Jung-ho KIM; Jung-taek OH; Jae-kwang LEE |
Provided are a photoacoustic apparatus and method of operating the same. The photoacoustic apparatus includes: a laser module that generates laser light and transmits a laser state signal indicating a state of a laser module; a probe including an optical output unit for irradiating laser light generated by the laser module onto an object and a scanner for detecting a photoacoustic signal that is generated from the object; a scanner controller for controlling a position of the scanner; a sequence controller for controlling acquisition of the photoacoustic signal based on the laser state signal; a signal receiver that is controlled by the sequence controller to acquire the photoacoustic signal; and a photoacoustic image generator for generating a photoacoustic image based on the photoacoustic signal. The laser state signal includes a lasing ready state signal and a laser exposure state signal. |
186 |
METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF AN AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND SYSTEM |
US14042565 |
2013-09-30 |
US20150094588A1 |
2015-04-02 |
Douglas G. Summers; Jiayu Chen |
Various methods and systems are provided for imaging a tissue. In one example, a system comprises an adjustable arm, a scanning assembly attached to a first end of the adjustable arm, a counterweight coupled to a second end of the adjustable arm, and a weight adjustment system coupled to the counterweight and configured to modify an effective weight of the scanning assembly. |
187 |
PORTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR USED FOR DISPLAY, HARDCOPY, AND CONTROL FOR OTHER DEVICES |
US14498889 |
2014-09-26 |
US20150094581A1 |
2015-04-02 |
Gideon D.H. Butler |
A portable defibrillator according to embodiments of the present invention includes a defibrillator engine configured to receive defibrillator information from defibrillator sensors coupled to a patient and display the defibrillator information; an external device engine configured to receive information from medical device sensors coupled to the patient; a medical device virtual machine configured to display the patient parameter information from the external device engine; and a display screen operating a user interface through which the defibrillator engine displays the defibrillator information and the medical device virtual machine displays the patient parameter information from the external device engine. |
188 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING USER INTERFACE BASED ON USER MOTION INFORMATION |
US14320924 |
2014-07-01 |
US20150089411A1 |
2015-03-26 |
Dae-hyun BAN; Su-jin KIM; Jeong-ho HAN |
A method of changing a user interface (UI), which is used for diagnosis of a target object via a medical device, based on user motion information. The method including obtaining motion information regarding a user; changing the UI based on the obtained motion information regarding the user; and displaying the changed UI. |
189 |
Sensor Attachment for Three Dimensional Mapping Display Systems for Diagnostic Ultrasound Machines |
US13843080 |
2013-03-15 |
US20150011858A1 |
2015-01-08 |
Calin Caluser |
A sensor attachment for use with three dimensional ultrasound mapping devices is presented. According to the invention, one or more sensors are attached to specific locations on the body, such as the nipple and sternum, the inventive sensor attachments enabling accurate recording of target information, including location and size; the present invention especially helpful in subsequent and comparative examinations. A method of use is also presented. |
190 |
Medical training method and apparatus |
US12919003 |
2008-02-25 |
US08917916B2 |
2014-12-23 |
Colin Bruce Martin; Susan Jane Wright; Andrew Smith; Adam William Jon Cubitt |
There is disclosed a method of simulating the output of a medical imaging device, the medical imaging device being operable to image an anatomical structure, and the method including: accessing model data representing a model of the anatomical structure; accessing selection data representing a selected region of the anatomical structure to be imaged; and processing the selection data and the model data to generate output data representing a simulation of the output of the medical imaging device when imaging the selected region. |
191 |
Insertion Target Point Setting Apparatus, Ultrasound Diagnostic Apparatus and Method for Setting Insertion Target Point |
US14299337 |
2014-06-09 |
US20140364728A1 |
2014-12-11 |
Hiroshi Hashimoto |
An insertion target point setting apparatus is provided. The insertion target point setting apparatus includes a reference point setting unit configured to set, in coordinates formed in a three-dimensional space with a subject with a biopsy needle inserted therein, a first reference point which is an insertion target point of the biopsy needle in the subject, and a second reference point which is a noticed portion indication point indicative of a noticed portion in the subject, and an insertion target point setting unit configured to set other insertion target points other than the first reference point in the coordinates formed in the three-dimensional space based on the first reference point and the second reference point, using a predetermined drawing method. |
192 |
THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS FOR SONICATING A MOVING TARGET |
US14345259 |
2012-08-27 |
US20140350539A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Charles Mougenot; Max Oskar Köhler |
A therapeutic apparatus (300, 400, 500) comprising a high intensity focused ultrasound system (302) comprising an ultrasound transducer (306). The ultrasound transducer has an electronically adjustable focus (318). The high intensity focused ultrasound system has a beam deflection zone (322, 608, 704, 1010). The intensity of ultrasound at the electronically adjustable focus divided by the acoustic power emitted is above a predetermined threshold (606, 1008) within the beam deflection zone. The therapeutic apparatus further comprises a processor (328) for controlling the therapeutic apparatus. Execution of machine executable instructions (350, 352, 354) causes the processor to: receive (102, 202) real time medical data (342, 424, 506) descriptive of the location of a moving target (320, 802); adjust (104, 204) the electronically adjustable focus to target the moving target using the real time medical data; and sonicate (106, 206) the moving target when the moving target is within the beam deflection zone. |
193 |
Photoacoustic imaging devices and methods of making and using the same |
US12995313 |
2009-06-01 |
US08880141B2 |
2014-11-04 |
Jingkuang Chen |
A photoacoustic imaging device includes an array of light sources configured and arranged to illuminate a target region and an array of ultrasonic transducers between the array of light sources and the target region. The array of transducers may be fixedly coupled to the array of light sources, and the array of ultrasonic transducers may be configured and arranged to receive ultrasound transmissions from the target region. |
194 |
Transducer Clock Signal Distribution |
US13834323 |
2013-03-15 |
US20140281655A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Matthew Angle; Marc Berte |
An array of ultrasonic transducers can be controlled to produce a steerable beam. Beam steering can be skewed by buffer delays in the distribution of a clock signal. The skew can be at least approximately linearized by distributing the clock signal in a diagonal fashion across an array of buffers corresponding to ultrasonic transducer controllers. Potential error in beam steering that can arise from clock skew can be corrected based on the linear tilt. |
195 |
METHOD, APPARATUS, AND HIFU SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND THAT FORM MULTI-FOCI IN REGION OF INTEREST |
US14025049 |
2013-09-12 |
US20140236050A1 |
2014-08-21 |
Ho-taik LEE; Won-chul BANG |
Provided is a method of generating ultrasound that forms focus points in a region of interest. Additional embodiments include related apparatuses and system embodiments. The method includes: setting focus patterns that each indicate focus points to be formed by radiating therapeutic ultrasound to a region of interest of an object; calculating a parameter of the therapeutic ultrasound based on characteristics of tissue in the region of interest existing on a path through which the therapeutic ultrasound moves; and generating therapeutic ultrasound set at different frequencies to form the focus patterns, based on the calculated parameter. |
196 |
TRANSFORMER-BASED MULTIPLEXER FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US13757092 |
2013-02-01 |
US20140221839A1 |
2014-08-07 |
David OAKS; Daniel BRUESKE |
A low-loss high-voltage multiplexer is implemented using a transformer that is connected to one transmitter, one receiver and transducer elements. At least one primary winding is magnetically coupled at least two secondary windings. For example, a first transducer element and a second transducer element are connected to the secondary windings of a multiplexer that multiplexes between these transducer elements via the secondary windings. The multiplexer also optionally switches between the transmitter and the receiver during the transmission and the reception. |
197 |
ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS |
US14171726 |
2014-02-03 |
US20140221836A1 |
2014-08-07 |
Osamu TAKEDA; Ken INOUE |
An ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a display unit, a touch panel and a control unit. The touch panel is disposed in such a way as to be superposed on a display screen of the display unit. The control unit (i) displays a body mark representing a body part of a subject on the display screen, (ii) sets an operation receivable region on the touch panel in such a way as to be suitable for the displayed body mark, (iii) detects a touched point in the operation receivable region and (iv) performs display position setting to control the display unit to display a probe mark representing the ultrasound probe in form according to the detected touched point. |
198 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM |
US14161977 |
2014-01-23 |
US20140207051A1 |
2014-07-24 |
Won-chul BANG; Ho-taik LEE; Joon-ho SEO |
Provided are an ultrasound system and methods that deliver medication through skin by using multiple frequencies. The method to deliver medication through skin include irradiating the skin with ultrasound having a first frequency to cavitate a skin tissue; irradiating the skin with ultrasound having a second frequency, which is lower than the first frequency, to collapse the cavitated tissue; and delivering the medication through the collapsed tissue, wherein a single transducer is configured to produce the ultrasound having the first frequency and the ultrasound having the second frequency. |
199 |
IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM |
US13803657 |
2013-03-14 |
US20140200454A1 |
2014-07-17 |
PAI-CHI LI |
An image generation system is provided, the system generating an ultrasound image and a photo-acoustic image of an object and including a dual-wavelength laser source, an optical filter, and an optical-based ultrasound sensor. The laser source generates a first laser pulse with a first wavelength or a second laser pulse with a second wavelength. The optical filter almost completely absorbs the energy of the first laser pulse and by the photo-acoustic effect, generates and transmits an ultrasound to the object so the object scatters and reflects the ultrasound. The second laser pulse almost completely penetrates the optical filter and is transmitted to the object so the object absorbs the energy of the second laser pulse, generates and sends a photo-acoustic signal. The optical-based ultrasound sensor receives the ultrasound and the photo-acoustic signal to generate the ultrasound image and the photo-acoustic image of the object. |
200 |
Method and apparatus for heating coupling medium |
US12981809 |
2010-12-30 |
US08748779B2 |
2014-06-10 |
Zhensong Zhao; Youfeng Teng; Dongmei Li; Quan Li |
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an apparatus for heating a coupling medium, wherein the apparatus includes an external heat conductive unit, including a base for positioning a container storing the coupling medium, and an internal heat sink unit for absorbing heat from the heat generating unit of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus. The external heat conductive unit and the internal heat sink unit are configured as separate assembly structures such that, in the state of assembly, the heat of the heat generating unit is transferred to the container through them. |