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Intuitive user interface and control circuitry including linear distance measurement and user localization in a portable ultrasound diagnostic device

  • US 6,436,040 B1
  • Filed: 11/09/2000
  • Issued: 08/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable ultrasound diagnostic device, comprising:

  • a control panel having at least one input device, the at least one input device capable of being actuated by a user to enable the user to input commands on the control panel;

    control circuitry electrically coupled to the at least one input device, the control circuitry comprising a processor, which detects when the at least one input device has been actuated and which performs a predetermined imaging or information function in response to a determination that the at least one input device has been actuated;

    each function being associated with one input device; and

    a display electrically coupled to the control circuitry, the display configured to display information to the user, wherein the control panel and the display comprise a user interface of the ultrasound diagnostic device.

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