Portable ultrasound systems with fine-grained power management associated devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeFujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
InventorTodd Willsie
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Abstract
Portable ultrasound systems and associated devices and methods for managing power in such systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for conserving power in a portable ultrasound system includes disabling one or more first amplifiers and/or at least one or more first analog to digital converters (ADCs) upon initiation of a first pulse repletion interval (PRI). The method further includes, upon initiation of a second PRI, enabling the one or more first amplifiers and/or the one or more of the first ADCs and disabling one or more second amplifiers of and/or one or more second ADCs.
Claims9
A method for conserving power in a portable ultrasound system having transducer electronics that include a plurality amplifiers and/or a plurality of analog to digital converters (ADCs), the method comprising:
- upon initiation of a first pulse repletion interval (PRI), disabling at least one first amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers and/or at least one first ADC of the plurality of ADCs;
- and
- upon initiation of a second PRI—
- enabling the first amplifier and/or the first ADC, and
- disabling at least one second amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers and/or at least one second ADC of the plurality of ADCs.
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