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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130241 | HANDHELD VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING DEVICE An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue volume are described, the apparatus being particularly advantageous in the context of freehand ultrasound assisted biopsy of the breast although readily applied to non-biopsy contexts and other body p... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20110319763 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED MEASURING OF THE INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM THICKNESS A method for automatically measuring interventricular septum thickness is provided. The method in one embodiment comprises acquiring a series of ultrasound images of a heart, acquiring a septum mask by applying a septum segmentation algorithm on the series of ultrasound... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110021919 | HIGH FREQUENCY, HIGH FRAME-RATE ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a frame ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100331699 | Full-field breast ultrasound system and architecture A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system (202) is modified with an FFBU toolkit ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100262007 | MEDICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD A system and method of ultrasound scanning to achieve apparent real-time display of a sector ultrasound scan Including a single scanline ultrasound scanning apparatus with a sensor adapted to sense the position and/or orientation of the transducer and to output this as ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100240998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SINGLE CRYSTAL PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL IN AN ULTRASOUND PROBE A method for forming an acoustical stack for an ultrasound probe comprises partly dicing a single crystal piezoelectric material to form single crystal pieces that are partly separated by a plurality of kerfs. The single crystal piezoelectric material comprises a carrie... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100179429 | HANDHELD VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING Systems, methods, and related computer program products for ultrasonic examination of a tissue volume, such as a human breast, are described. A handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe, which is characterized by a two-dimensional scan area with a substantially rigi... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20090306509 | FREE-HAND THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING WITH POSITION AND ANGLE DETERMINATION SENSORS A freehand 3-D imaging system includes an integrated sensor configuration that provides position and orientation of each 2D imaging plane used for 3-D reconstruction without the need for external references. The position sensors communicate with the imaging system using... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090171212 | Interactive Virtual Visualization System For Training And Assistance In the Use of Ultrasound Handheld Transducers This invention provides a system and method for constructing and implementing an interactive virtual visualization system suitable for training and assisting an ultrasound operator to acquire useful images using a handheld transducer. The system requires an actual ultra... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090062652 | Wirelessly Chargeable And Portable Ultrasonic Diagnostic Device Embodiments of the present invention may provide a portable ultrasonic diagnostic device to which electric energy can be transferred wirelessly. The device according to the present invention comprises: a wireless energy radiating part for converting an electrical energy... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090043205 | HAND-HELD ULTRASOUND SYSTEM HAVING STERILE ENCLOSURE A sterile enclosure is provided for enclosing a hand-held ultrasound device to prevent any material on the ultrasound device from contaminating a sterile environment in which the ultrasound device is used. The enclosure has an opening for insertion of the ultrasound dev... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090043204 | HAND-HELD ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING REMOVABLE TRANSDUCER ARRAYS A hand-held ultrasonic imaging device is provided with a removable transducer array. The imaging device has a housing, a display on the housing, and a transducer assembly including a transducer array detachably coupled to the housing. The imaging device may detect the t... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090043203 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN PORTABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICES A method for operating an ultrasound device comprises automatically switching among power modes in responses to changes in the power remaining available for operation of the ultrasound device. Two or more power modes may be available for each of a number of operational ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20070129635 | Apparatus for measuring hemodynamic parameters The present invention is directed toward an ultrasonography apparatus for measuring and/or monitoring hemodynamic activity, such as blood flow. The present invention comprises a doppler ultrasound unit, one or more transducers and a display. ... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070043293 | Measuring transducer movement methods and systems for multi-dimensional ultrasound imaging Methods and systems for measuring transducer movement are provided. For example, free-hand scanning for three-dimensional imaging is provided. An optical sensor within the transducer measures motion along the skin surface similar to measuring movement of a personal comp... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060058667 | Integrated circuit for an ultrasound system The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a single integrated circuit for a handheld probe of an ultrasound system. The integrated circuit includes a two-dimensional array of at least 512 transducer cells, each transducer cell is adapted to receive a beam signa... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20050228281 | Handheld diagnostic ultrasound system with head mounted display A handheld diagnostic ultrasound device is disclosed which is pocket sized, lightweight and is designed for clear imaging under adverse lighting conditions by utilizing a custom Head Mounted Display (HMD). The handheld diagnostic ultrasound device comprises a removable ... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050215902 | System and technique for characterizing fluids using ultrasonic diffraction grating spectroscopy A system for determining property of multiphase fluids based on ultrasonic diffraction grating spectroscopy includes a diffraction grating on a solid in contact with the fluid. An interrogation device delivers ultrasound through the solid and a captures a reflection spe... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050124890 | Method and system for PDA-based ultrasound A method and system are disclosed for a compact, inexpensive ultrasound system using an off-the-shelf personal digital assistant (PDA) device interfacing to a hand-held probe assembly through a standard digital interface. The hand-held probe assembly comprises a detacha... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050085727 | Method and device for marking skin during an ultrasound examination A method and device for marking a patient's skin during an ultrasound examination to denote a feature of interest. The device comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted for attachment of the device to an ultrasound transducer. The secon... | 04/21/2005 |
