MODULAR APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND
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1. A modular diagnostic ultrasound system, said system comprising:
- a core module having at least one I/O port; and
a receptacle module releasably mated with said core module for connecting a plurality of diagnostic probes to said core module via said at least one I/O port,wherein when said core module is mated to said receptacle module, said core module detects which of said plurality of diagnostic probes are attached to said receptacle module, switches between said plurality of diagnostic probes at the direction of a user, and selects beamformer programming and data processing to match said selected diagnostic probe.
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Abstract
A modular diagnostic ultrasound apparatus is provided comprising a core unit, system electronics and an I/O port. The core unit comprises a housing and a system electronics package within the housing. The system electronics has one or more concatenated filters, including a front end transmit/receive circuit, a processor, a back end circuit for scan conversion, a system clock and a programmable system memory device. There is at least one I/O port connected to the front end and the back end of the system electronics package and extending through the core unit housing wherein all system data processing information is transmitted or received through the I/O port.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular diagnostic ultrasound system, said system comprising:
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a core module having at least one I/O port; and a receptacle module releasably mated with said core module for connecting a plurality of diagnostic probes to said core module via said at least one I/O port, wherein when said core module is mated to said receptacle module, said core module detects which of said plurality of diagnostic probes are attached to said receptacle module, switches between said plurality of diagnostic probes at the direction of a user, and selects beamformer programming and data processing to match said selected diagnostic probe. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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2. The modular diagnostic ultrasound system of claim 2, said receptacle module further comprising:
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a receptacle housing; a plurality of peripheral ports mounted in said receptacle housing; and a receptacle for releasably mating with said at least one I/O port and electrically communicating with said plurality of peripheral ports. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 3. The modular diagnostic ultrasound system of claim 3 wherein said electrically communicating occurs through a pass-through connection.
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12. A modular diagnostic ultrasound apparatus comprising:
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a core module including a system electronics package mated to at least one plug; and a receptacle module having a receptacle for matingly engaging said at least one plug of said core module, wherein said receptacle reads data from said core module and sends data to at least one peripheral device in electronic communication with said receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A modular ultrasound diagnostic system, said system comprising:
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a core module including at least one I/O port; and a mini-dock to connect at least one peripheral device to said core module, said mini-dock comprising a receptacle housing, a plurality of peripheral device ports and a receptacle for matingly engaging with said at least one I/O port of said core module, said receptacle in electronic communication with said plurality of peripheral device ports, wherein said core module communicates with said at least one peripheral device through said mini-dock. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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