MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE
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Abstract
An ultrasound measurement system including a handheld display and processing means, an ultrasound transducer, a processing means of a substantially similar weight to the handheld display and processing means, and a transmission cable interconnecting the handheld display and processing means with the ultrasound transducer and processing means, the cable being of sufficient length to provide a means to mechanically locate the system around the neck of a user.
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69 Claims
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1-41. -41. (canceled)
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42. A handheld medical diagnostic device including
a display and processing unit; -
at least one probe unit which produces as an output medical diagnostic data the display and processing unit operating to receive the diagnostic data from the probe unit, the probe unit being of a type selected from a plurality of probe unit types each of which provides a different type of diagnostic data to allow the device to fulfil a different medical diagnostic function, an interface which removably connects said probe unit to said display and processing unit; wherein upon connection of a probe unit to the display and processing unit identification and specification data is communicated from the probe unit to the display and processing device indicating the nature and function of the diagnostic data output by the probe unit; the display and processing unit then running programs to process, and analyse and display said diagnostic data in a manner suitable for the nature of the diagnostic data. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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52. A probe unit which produces as an output medical diagnostic data for use with a display and processing unit including a sensor which collects data having medical diagnostic information;
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an interface to removably connect the probe unit to the display and processing unit, the interface including a first communication channel able to carry data communications between the probe unit and the display and processing unit; and data storage to store data to be communicated to the display and processing unit to identify the probe unit and its diagnostic function to the display and processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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Specification