Ultrasound probe with pointer remote control capability

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon logic, the logic being executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• causing content to be displayed on a display screen of an ultrasound imaging device that includes display of a screen pointer;
• obtaining ultrasound probe movement-related data indicative of movements of an ultrasound probe,
• wherein the ultrasound probe includes a fiber optic component disposed therein, and
• wherein the ultrasound imaging device is operatively connected to the ultrasound probe via a wired connection such that an optical fiber cable extends from the fiber optic component within the ultrasound probe longitudinally along the wired connection to the ultrasound imaging device;
• receiving reflected light signals from gratings distributed along a length of the optical fiber cable and the fiber optic component;
• determining a physical state of the optical fiber cable and the fiber optic component based on the reflected light signals;
• converting the physical state of the optical fiber cable and the fiber optic component to ultrasound probe movement-related data;
• and
• displaying an alteration of content displayed on the display screen in accordance with ultrasound probe movement-related data, wherein altering the content displayed on the display screen includes movement of the screen pointer in accordance with the ultrasound probe movement-related data, wherein enabling or disabling detection of the ultrasound probe movement-related data is performed in response to detection of a voice command.