ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20130312530A1
• Filed: 05/22/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC (GE Healthcare Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kawaguchi, Tsutomu
• Application Number:
  US13/900,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20130312530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/661
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4444 related to the probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/461 Displaying means of special interest
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/56 Details of data transmission or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 29/24 Probes transducers for acoustic waves B06B, G10K; for measuring G01H

Abstract

An ultrasonic probe is provided. The ultrasonic probe includes an impact detection unit configured to electrically detect an impact applied to the ultrasonic probe, a power supply unit configured to supply power required for impact detection by the impact detection unit, and a storage unit configured to store information on the impact detected by the impact detection unit.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic probe, comprising;

an impact detection unit configured to electrically detect an impact applied to the ultrasonic probe,

a power supply unit configured to supply power required for impact detection by the impact detection unit, and

a storage unit configured to store information on the impact detected by the impact detection unit.

2. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, further comprising an information output unit configured to output the stored information on the impact to an ultrasonic display device main unit coupled with the ultrasonic probe.

3. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, wherein the power supply unit is a secondary battery.

4. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 2, wherein the power supply unit is a secondary battery.

5. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 3, wherein the secondary battery is configured to be charged by power supplied from an ultrasonic display device main unit coupled with the ultrasonic probe.

6. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 4, wherein the secondary battery is configured to be charged by power supplied from the ultrasonic display device main unit.

7. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 3, further comprising a power generation unit configured to charge the secondary battery.

8. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 4, further comprising a power generation unit configured to charge the secondary battery.

9. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 5, further comprising a power generation unit configured to charge the secondary battery.

10. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 6, further comprising a power generation unit configured to charge the secondary battery.

11. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

12. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 2, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

13. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 3, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

14. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 4, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

15. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 5, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

16. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 6, wherein the impact detection unit is an acceleration sensor.

17. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 11, wherein, when an acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected by the acceleration sensor, impact information is stored in the storage unit.

18. The ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, further comprising an annunciation unit, configured to make an annunciation when an impact is detected by the impact detection unit.

19. An ultrasonic display device, comprising the ultrasonic probe according to claim 1.

20. An ultrasonic display device, comprising the ultrasonic probe according to claim 2.