ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME

• US 20090318808A1
• Filed: 05/18/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric William Brader
• Original Assignee: Eric William Brader
• Inventors: BRADER, Eric William
• Application Number:
  US12/467,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20090318808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/443
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0836 Measuring rate of CO2 production
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0883 for diagnosis of the heart
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0891 for diagnosis of blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/15 Transmission-tomography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4438 Means for identifying the diagnostic device, e.g. barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means

Abstract

An ultrasound device. The ultrasound device is portable and includes a shock and vibration resistant housing, an ultrasound module positioned within the housing, a processor positioned within the housing, and a display communicably connected to the processor. The ultrasound module is configured for transmitting control signals to a transducer, and for digitizing echo signals received from the transducer. The processor is communicably connected to the ultrasound module, and is configured to generate an image based on the digitized echo signals.

Claims

1. A portable ultrasound device, comprising:

a shock and vibration resistant housing; and

an ultrasound module positioned within the housing, wherein the ultrasound module is configured for;

transmitting control signals to a transducer; and

digitizing echo signals received from the transducer;

a processor positioned within the housing, wherein the processor is communicably connected to the ultrasound module, and wherein the processor is configured to generate an image based on the digitized echo signals; and

a display communicably connected to the processor.

2. The portable ultrasound device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises magnesium.

7. The portable ultrasound device of claim 1, further comprising a communication module communicably connected to the processor, wherein the communication module is configured for wirelessly transmitting information to a remote computing system.

8. The portable ultrasound device of claim 1, further comprising a documentation module communicably connected to the processor, wherein the documentation module is configured for appending patient information to an image.

9. The portable ultrasound device of claim 1, further comprising a billing module communicably connected to the processor, wherein the billing module is configured for associating billing information with an image.

3. The portable ultrasound device of claim I, further comprising a user interface communicably connected to the processor.

4. The portable ultrasound device of claim 3, wherein the user interface is a touch screen.

5. The portable ultrasound device of claim 4, wherein the touch screen includes a logical ordering of buttons.

6. The portable ultrasound device of claim 5, wherein the touch screen includes a button for changing the logical ordering from a right hand logical ordering to a left hand logical ordering.

10. A portable device, comprising:

an ultrasound module, wherein the ultrasound module is configured for;

transmitting control signals to a transducer; and

digitizing echo signals received from the transducer;

a processor communicably connected to the ultrasound module, and wherein the processor is configured to generate an image based on the digitized echo signals;

a display communicably connected to the processor; and

at least one of the following communicably connected to the processor;

a heart monitor module; and

a defibrillator module.

11. The portable device of claim 10, further comprising a user interface communicably connected to the processor.

15. The portable device of claim 10, wherein the device further comprises a shock and vibration resistant housing.

12. The portable device of claim I 1, wherein the user interface is a touch screen.

13. The portable device of claim 12, wherein the touch screen includes a logical ordering of buttons.

14. The portable device of claim 13, wherein the touch screen includes a button for changing the logical ordering from a right hand logical ordering to a left hand logical ordering.

16. A system, comprising:

a device configured to digitize a signal received from a transducer; and

a server communicably connected to the device, wherein the server is configured to generate an image based on the digitized signal.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the system further comprises a plurality of devices communicably connected to the server.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the device comprises a monitor.