Handheld ultrasound detection apparatus having a flexible tube
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1. A handheld ultrasound detection apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising a display device;
a base located on a front end of the housing;
a laser located adjacent to the base;
a detector located adjacent to the laser;
one or more visible lights located on the front end of the housing;
a flexible tube attached at its distal end to the housing, the flexible tube housing an ultrasound receiver for receiving ultrasound energy and converting the ultrasound energy into an electronic signal, wherein the ultrasound receiver is coupled to the distal end of the flexible tube such that the ultrasound signal travels through the flexible tube to the receiver; and
logic configured toreceive the electronic signal and convert the electronic signal to digital data,display data indicative of the digital data to the display device, andcalculate the distance between the housing and an object at which the laser is pointed based upon light transmitted by the laser, reflected from the object, and received by the detector.
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Abstract
A handheld ultrasound detection apparatus of the present disclosure has a housing comprising a display device and a flexible tube attached at its distal end to the housing, the flexible tube housing an ultrasound receiver for receiving ultrasound energy and converting the ultrasound energy into an electronic signal. The handheld ultrasound detection apparatus further has logic configured to receive the electronic signal and convert the electronic signal to digital data, the logic further configured to display data indicative of the digital data to the display device.
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1. A handheld ultrasound detection apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising a display device; a base located on a front end of the housing; a laser located adjacent to the base; a detector located adjacent to the laser; one or more visible lights located on the front end of the housing; a flexible tube attached at its distal end to the housing, the flexible tube housing an ultrasound receiver for receiving ultrasound energy and converting the ultrasound energy into an electronic signal, wherein the ultrasound receiver is coupled to the distal end of the flexible tube such that the ultrasound signal travels through the flexible tube to the receiver; and logic configured to receive the electronic signal and convert the electronic signal to digital data, display data indicative of the digital data to the display device, and calculate the distance between the housing and an object at which the laser is pointed based upon light transmitted by the laser, reflected from the object, and received by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handheld ultrasound detection apparatus, comprising:
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a housing comprising a display device; one or more printed circuit boards disposed within the housing; a flexible tube attached at its distal end to the housing; an ultrasound receiver coupled to a proximal end of the flexible tube, said receiver for receiving ultrasound energy and converting the ultrasound energy into an electronic signal, wherein at least one wire travels through the flexible tube to at least one of said printed circuit boards; a laser located on the proximal end of the flexible tube and connected to at least one of said printed circuit boards by one or more wires traveling through the flexible tube; a detector located adjacent the laser on the proximal end of the flexible tube; and logic configured to receive the electronic signal and convert the electronic signal to digital data, display data indicative of the digital data to the display device, and calculate the distance between the housing and an object at which the laser is pointed based upon a laser pulse transmitted by the laser and light reflected from the object and received by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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