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Modular apparatus for diagnostic ultrasound

  • US 8,088,071 B2
  • Filed: 05/18/2009
  • Issued: 01/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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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, said receptacle module having a plurality of connector apertures for connecting to a plurality of diagnostic probes and a single transducer connector for connecting 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 under direction of a user, and selects beamformer programming and data processing to match a selected diagnostic probe.

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