Ultrasonic display apparatus having means for detecting the position of an ultrasonic probe
Patent 4390025 Issued on June 28, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 17, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 17, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesUltrasonic inspection method Crossed beam ultrasonic flowmeter Real-time ultrasonic B-scan imaging and Doppler profile display system and method Ultrasonic scope Echography apparatus for medical diagnosis, using a multiple-element probe Scan converter Ultrasound needle tip localization system Patent #: 4249539 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/255178 filed on 04/17/1981US Classes:600/440, Plural display mode systems348/163, Sonic or ultrasonic600/443, Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning73/620By reflected waveExaminersPrimary: Apley, Richard J.Assistant: Yanulis, George Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 8/14 (20060101)G01S 7/52 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-04-24 JPAbstractAn ultrasonic apparatus including apparatus for detecting the position of an ultrasonic probe, a memory for storing the positions of the ultrasonic probe relative to a reference point in symbolized pattern of a human body, a memory for storing tomogram signals received by the probe relative to the stored positions timing pulse generator apparatus for reading out the stored signals, and apparatus for displaying the symbolized pattern, the position of the probe and the relative tomogram data simultaneously on the screen of a monitor. The position detecting apparatus includes auto-reset circuits for arbitrarily resetting the position of the probe in the memory to the reference point regardless of the actual position of the probe. | |
