Apparatus and method for semi-automatic ultrasound transducer connector lock
AssigneeEdan Instruments, Inc.
InventorsRichard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Abstract
An apparatus for locking a transducer connector to a transducer interface of an ultrasound system includes a sensor configured to acquire data regarding a position of the transducer connector relative to the transducer interface, a locking system configured to facilitate locking of the transducer connector to the transducer interface, and a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensor and the locking system. The processing circuit configured to interpret the data acquire by the sensor and provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface.
Claims20
An apparatus for locking a transducer connector to a transducer interface of an ultrasound system, comprising:
- a sensor configured to acquire data regarding a position of the transducer connector relative to the transducer interface;
- a locking system configured to facilitate locking of the transducer connector to the transducer interface;
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- a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensor and the locking system, the processing circuit configured to:
- interpret the data acquire by the sensor;
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- provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface.
A method for locking a transducer connector to a transducer interface of an ultrasound system, comprising:
- acquiring, by a sensor, data regarding a position of the transducer connector relative to the transducer interface;
- interpreting, by a processing circuit, the data;
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- providing, by the processing circuit, a lock command to a locking system to lock the transducer connector to the transducer interface based on the data indicating the transducer connector is engaged with the transducer interface.
An apparatus for locking an ultrasound transducer connector to a transducer interface of an ultrasound system, comprising:
- a locking system configured to facilitate automatic locking of the ultrasound transducer connector to the transducer interface responsive to the ultrasound transducer connector interfacing with the transducer interface;
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- a processing circuit communicably coupled the locking system and configured to provide a lock command to the locking system to lock the ultrasound transducer connector to the transducer interface responsive to the ultrasound transducer connector interfacing with the transducer interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.