DOCKING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SCANNING USING A HANDHELD DEVICE

• US 20110055447A1
• Filed: 05/05/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Signostics Limited (EchoNous, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Signostics Limited (EchoNous, Inc.)
• Inventors: Costa, Glenn
• Application Number:
  US12/990,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20110055447A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/304
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4433 involving a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations

Abstract

A docking system Including a clocking assembly which is able to surround and at least partially protect a handheld device such as a PDA or a smartphone, on In particular an IPhoπe, as made by Apple Inq, whilst providing means for connection of a probe unit to the handheld device. The probe unit has a data acquisition function.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A docking assembly which docks with a commercially available handheld data processing device of a type including a display, a processor and an I/O port, the docking assembly including a first connection which connects to a port of the handheld device;

a body which at least partially surrounds the handheld device to support and protect said device;

and a second connection which connects in use to a medical diagnostic scan probe unit said probe unit functioning to collect medical diagnostic data and transmit said data to the handheld processing device via the connection, the docking assembly being of a size and weight to be handheld when in use.

31. A handheld processing device when programmed to control a medical diagnostic scan probe unit whilst supported and protected by a docking assembly to which the scan probe unit is connected.

32. A medical device scan probe unit adapted to be connected to a handheld docking assembly, said assembly adapted to support, protect and connect to a handheld processing device.