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US 2011/0218438 A1Published application
Ultrasound apparatus and method of manufacturing same
OwnerJiang Hsieh, Michael John Barber +4inventors
InventorsJiang Hsieh, Michael John Barber, Brian J. Kost, William R. Clarke, Michael A. Juhl, Anne Lindsay Hall
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Abstract
An ultrasound apparatus includes an ultrasound probe and a probe positioning device operably connected to the ultrasound probe. The probe positioning device is configured to provide one of an orientation and a position of the ultrasound probe during ultrasound imaging.
Claims20
An ultrasound apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasound probe;
- and
- a probe positioning device operably connected to the ultrasound probe and configured to provide one of an orientation and a position of the ultrasound probe during ultrasound imaging.
A method of manufacturing an ultrasound apparatus comprising:
- operably connecting an ultrasound probe to a probe positioning device;
- and
- configuring the probe positioning device to provide one of an orientation and a position of the ultrasound probe during ultrasound imaging.
An ultrasound system comprising:
- an ultrasound scanner;
- an ultrasound probe coupled to the ultrasound scanner;
- and
- a probe positioning device coupled to the ultrasound probe and to the ultrasound scanner, wherein the probe positioning device is configured to provide one of an orientation and a position of the ultrasound probe during ultrasound imaging.
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