Ultrasonic compound scanning diagnostic apparatus

Patent 4463763 Issued on August 7, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 16, 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.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

Ultrasonic multi-sector scanner
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Inventor: Rocha , et al.

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Inventor: Dory

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Issued on: 02/08/1983
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Issued on: 05/03/1983
Inventor: Hottinger

Inventors

Assignee

Aloka Co., Ltd.

Application

No. 06/302802 filed on 09/16/1981

US Classes:

600/440, Plural display mode systems600/443, Anatomic image produced by reflective scanning73/621Having compound scan

Examiners

Primary: Howell, Kyle L.
Assistant: Jaworski, Francis J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Koda and Androlia

International Classes

A61B 5/0456 (20060101)
A61B 5/0452 (20060101)
G01S 15/00 (20060101)
G01S 15/89 (20060101)
G01S 7/52 (20060101)
A61B 8/00 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1980-09-16 JP

Abstract

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including a compound scanner, a transmitting and receiving control circuit, a digital scanning convertor, a display section, a mode change-over switch, a position signal generator and a heart beat synchronizing signal generator, whereby operation of the change-over switch makes it possible to display dynamic picture images or still picture images at selected time phases by real-time sector scanning and compound sector scanning.

Other References

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