Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a wirelessly-controlled peripheral
First Claim
1. A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and peripheral comprising:
- a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprising a first wireless communication device, the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system operative to transmit a peripheral command via the first wireless communication device;
an ultrasound system peripheral comprising a second wireless communication device, the ultrasound system peripheral being operative to perform an operation in response to receipt, via the second wireless communication device, of the peripheral command; and
a data transmission medium physically coupling the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and the ultrasound system peripheral, the data transmission medium being operative to communicate data between the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and the ultrasound system peripheral.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system with a wirelessly-controlled peripheral. In one preferred embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system transmits a peripheral command to an ultrasound peripheral via a first wireless communication device, and the peripheral receives the command via a second wireless communication device. The peripheral performs an operation in response to the receipt of the command. Data is communicated between the ultrasound system and the peripheral via a data transmission medium that physically couples the ultrasound system and peripheral. With this preferred embodiment, an ultrasound system can control a peripheral without the disadvantages associated with current ultrasound system-peripheral configurations.
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35 Claims
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1. A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and peripheral comprising:
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a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprising a first wireless communication device, the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system operative to transmit a peripheral command via the first wireless communication device;
an ultrasound system peripheral comprising a second wireless communication device, the ultrasound system peripheral being operative to perform an operation in response to receipt, via the second wireless communication device, of the peripheral command; and
a data transmission medium physically coupling the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and the ultrasound system peripheral, the data transmission medium being operative to communicate data between the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and the ultrasound system peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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9. A method of transmitting data and commands between a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and an ultrasound system peripheral, the method comprising:
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(a) transmitting data between a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and an ultrasound system peripheral via a data transmission medium that physically couples the medical diagnostic ultrasound system and the ultrasound system peripheral;
(b) wirelessly transmitting a peripheral command from the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system to the ultrasound system peripheral; and
(c) with the ultrasound system peripheral, performing an operation in response to receipt of the peripheral command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
selecting a peripheral interface from a plurality of peripheral interfaces of the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system; and
translating a peripheral operation request into the peripheral command using the selected peripheral interface.
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12. The invention of claim 9 further comprising:
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transmitting an ultrasound system command via the second wireless communication device; and
with the ultrasound imaging system, performing an ultrasound system operation in response to receipt, via the first wireless communication device, of the ultrasound system command.
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13. The invention of claim 12 further comprising translating the ultrasound system command into an ultrasound system operation.
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14. The invention of claim 12 further comprising:
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selecting a peripheral interface from a plurality of the peripheral interfaces; and
with the selected peripheral interface, translating the ultrasound system command into an ultrasound system operation.
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15. A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprising a first wireless communication device, the ultrasound system being for use with an ultrasound peripheral comprising a second wireless communication device and comprising:
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a housing;
a storage location defined by the housing and adapted to store an ultrasound system peripheral;
a processor housed within the housing; and
a first wireless communication device coupled with the processor and integral with the housing;
wherein the storage location and the first wireless communication device are positioned in the housing to allow wireless communication between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device of an ultrasound peripheral stored in the storage location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system and peripheral comprising:
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a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system comprising a first wireless communication device, the medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system operative to transmit a peripheral command via the first wireless communication device;
an ultrasound system peripheral comprising a second wireless communication device integral with the ultrasound system peripheral, the ultrasound system peripheral being operative to perform an operation in response to receipt, via the second wireless communication device, of the peripheral command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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