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US 10,945,706 B2Granted
Hand held ultrasound probe
AssigneeBiim Ultrasound AS
InventorsJari Huhtamaki, Tuomo Liedes, Tanar Ulric, Craig Bockenstedt, Blake Little, Trygve Burchardt
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Abstract
A portable ultrasound probe is described having a mechanical transducer, rotating mirror and mirror motor. The transducer can be used for diagnostic imaging and procedural guidance imaging. The probe has a light weight design for easy one handed use, and can use external processors to provide proper image display with accompanying software.
Claims11
A hand held ultrasound transducer probe comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber within the housing, the first chamber comprising an electronics package and a power supply, and the second chamber being a liquid tight chamber comprising:
- an ultrasound transducer having a primary axis of transmission defining a first axis X, wherein the electronics package is configured to drive the ultrasound transducer;
- an acoustic mirror;
- a drive motor for moving the acoustic mirror;
- an acoustic lens aligned with the acoustic mirror;
- a flexible membrane to partition the second chamber into a first section and a second section;
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- an anechoic region comprising a plurality of annular steps each defining a plane oriented to reflect ultrasound energy outwardly away from the primary axis of transmission, the anechoic region positioned such that the plurality of annular steps are positioned outside of the primary axis of transmission;
- wherein the first section is adapted to contain an ultrasound transmission fluid and includes the ultrasound transducer, the acoustic mirror, the anechoic region, and the drive motor, and the second section contains a gas such that the flexible membrane may expand into the second section.
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