Portable Ultrasound System Comprising Ultrasound Front-End Directly Connected to a Mobile Device
First Claim
1. A portable ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a mobile computing device;
a detachable front end component configured for attachment to and communication with said mobile computing device, and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals; and
programming, when installed on said mobile computing device, being executable by said mobile computing device to cause said mobile computing device to send signals to said front end component causing said front end component to transmit said ultrasound signals, and to receive signals from said front end component resulting from said front end component receiving said receive ultrasound signals, and process said receive signal and display an ultrasound image resulting from said processing;
wherein said front end component is configured to be directly joined with said mobile computing device and directly connected, without the use of an external wire or cable.
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Abstract
A portable ultrasound imaging system includes a mobile computing device; a detachable front end component configured for attachment to and communication with the mobile computing device, and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals; and programming, when installed on the mobile computing device, being executable by the mobile computing device to cause the mobile computing device to send signals to the front end component causing the front end component to transmit the ultrasound signals, and to receive signals from the front end component resulting from the front end component receiving the receive ultrasound signals, and process the receive signal and display an ultrasound image resulting from the processing. The front end component is configured to be directly joined with the mobile computing device and directly connected, without the use of an external wire or cable.
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26 Claims
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1. A portable ultrasound imaging system comprising:
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a mobile computing device; a detachable front end component configured for attachment to and communication with said mobile computing device, and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals; and programming, when installed on said mobile computing device, being executable by said mobile computing device to cause said mobile computing device to send signals to said front end component causing said front end component to transmit said ultrasound signals, and to receive signals from said front end component resulting from said front end component receiving said receive ultrasound signals, and process said receive signal and display an ultrasound image resulting from said processing; wherein said front end component is configured to be directly joined with said mobile computing device and directly connected, without the use of an external wire or cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A front end component configured for communication with a mobile computing device to function as a portable ultrasound imaging system, said front end component comprising:
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a main body configured and dimensioned to fit over the mobile computing device; a mating connector configured and dimensioned to directly mate with a connector on the mobile computing device for direct connection of the front end component to the mobile computing device without any need for a connection wire or cable; and a transducer array movably mounted relative to said main body, to allow relative rotation of said transducer array about at least one axis of rotation relative to said main body; wherein said main body is configured to form a seal with the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of operating a portable ultrasound imaging system comprising:
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directly connecting a front end device to a mobile computing device, without the use of an extension cable or wire, the front end component including a transducer array, configured for communication with the mobile computing device, and configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals; positioning the transducer array over a location of a target to be imaged; selecting custom software installed on the mobile computing device to be used in performance of imaging; selecting imaging settings on the custom software; activating the custom software; propagating acoustic signals toward the target to be imaged; receiving acoustic signals reflected off of the target to be imaged; converting the acoustic signals received to digitized electrical signals; processing the digitized electrical signals; and displaying an image of the target on a display of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A non-transient computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions for performing ultrasound imaging system on a portable ultrasound imaging system, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors of the portable ultrasound imaging system causes the portable ultrasound imaging system to perform a process comprising:
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setting imaging settings for an imaging process to be performed on a mobile computing device loaded with said one or more sequences of instructions, and directly connected to a front end device including a transducer array; sending commands from the mobile computing device to a transmit and receive control module in the front end device; controlling ultrasound circuitry to transmit ultrasound signals in accordance with the imaging settings to the transducer array; propagating acoustic signals into a target to be imaged; receiving acoustic signals having been reflected off the target to be imaged; converting the acoustic signals received to electrical signals; processing the electrical signals; and displaying an image of the target on a display of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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Specification