WIRELESS ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER USING ULTRAWIDEBAND
First Claim
1. An ultrasound system, the system comprising:
- a transducer array;
a front end, the front end comprising a beamformer and a front end UltraWideBand transceiver coupled to the beamformer, the beamformer providing ultrasound data;
a back end physically separated from the front end comprising a back end UltraWideBand transceiver for receiving ultrasound data from the front end UltraWideBand transceiver, and a signal processor circuit for converting received ultrasound data from the front end into image data for display via a peer-to-peer communication protocol, the ultrasound data.
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Abstract
Ultrasound imaging systems and methods are described that include a cableless front end having a UltraWideBand transceiver and a beamformer that transmit ultrasound data to a back end physically separated from the front end, with the back end having a UltraWideBand transceiver for receiving ultrasound data from the front end UltraWideBand transceiver via a peer-to-peer communication protocol. The back end unit can also receive and transmit commands to and from the front end unit to select an image mode and has a signal processor and scan converter that can convert ultrasound data into image data for display. An input device in the front end allows the operator to selectively display ultrasound data or patient data on an auxiliary worn display or the nearest local display.
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25 Claims
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1. An ultrasound system, the system comprising:
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a transducer array; a front end, the front end comprising a beamformer and a front end UltraWideBand transceiver coupled to the beamformer, the beamformer providing ultrasound data; a back end physically separated from the front end comprising a back end UltraWideBand transceiver for receiving ultrasound data from the front end UltraWideBand transceiver, and a signal processor circuit for converting received ultrasound data from the front end into image data for display via a peer-to-peer communication protocol, the ultrasound data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An ultrawideband system, comprising:
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a plurality of locations; a display located in each respective location; and at least one back end in communication with one or more front ends physically separated from the back end, wherein each of the one or more front ends comprises; a beamformer for producing ultrasound data corresponding to a selected display; and a front end UltraWideBand transceiver coupled to the beamformer for transmitting the produced ultrasound data provided by the beamformer to the back end via a peer-to-peer communication protocol; and wherein the back end comprises; a signal processor circuit for generating image data by converting received ultrasound data into image data; and a back end UltraWideBand transceiver for i) receiving ultrasound data from a front end UltraWideBand transceiver of one of the front ends, and ii) transmitting the image data generated by the signal processor circuit from the received ultrasound data to the front end UltraWideBand transceiver of the front end from which the corresponding ultrasound data was received via the peer-to-peer communication protocol.
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