Portable ultrasound diagnostic system with handsfree display
First Claim
1. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
- a scanner for transmitting to and receiving from a region of interest an ultrasonic signal;
circuitry in communication with said scanner for forming an image of the region of interest based on the ultrasonic signal;
a display for displaying the formed image, said display being furnished in a main unit; and
an attachment member for said main unit, said attachment member being mountable around a forearm of the system user such that said display is visible to the system user during use, said attachment member extending toward a hand of the system user at the end of the forearm and comprising a digit-accommodating opening.
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Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic system with a display wearable by a user such that the display does not fully occupy a user'"'"'s hand during system operation. In one embodiment, the display is provided in a main unit that is shaped to fit on top of the forearm of the system user. An attachment mechanism of the main unit encircles the forearm. The main unit mounted on the arm receives data from a handheld scanhead used to obtain the ultrasonic images. In an alternate embodiment, the main unit may be operatively connected to a strap that loops around the neck of a user to allow the display to be suspended in front of the system user. Peripherals, such as a keyboard and a printer, may be operatively connected to the main unit by way of a wireless interface, such as an infrared connection.
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1. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
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a scanner for transmitting to and receiving from a region of interest an ultrasonic signal; circuitry in communication with said scanner for forming an image of the region of interest based on the ultrasonic signal; a display for displaying the formed image, said display being furnished in a main unit; and an attachment member for said main unit, said attachment member being mountable around a forearm of the system user such that said display is visible to the system user during use, said attachment member extending toward a hand of the system user at the end of the forearm and comprising a digit-accommodating opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable ultrasound system comprising:
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a handheld scanhead comprising means for transmitting at least one ultrasonic signal into a region of interest and receiving said at least one ultrasonic signal reflected from the region of interest; a main unit operably connected to said handheld scanhead, said main unit comprising a display for displaying an image, said main unit comprising a housing with a forward facing surface on which said display is visible and a rearward facing surface, wherein said rearward facing surface is concave shaped to fit a forearm of a system user; means for attaching said main unit to the forearm of the system user in a handsfree arrangement in which said display is visible to the system user during use, whereby said main unit during use need not continuously occupy a hand of the system user; and means, installed within at least one of said handheld scanhead and said main unit, for converting data from said transmitting and receiving means into an image of the region of interest which is then displayed on said display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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