Wireless ultrasound probe and ultrasound imaging apparatus connected with wireless ultrasound probe
AssigneeSamsung Medison Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoonghyun PARK, Jinho GU, Donghyun KIM, Gilju JIN, Dukeman HUR
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Abstract
Provided are a wireless ultrasound probe and an ultrasound imaging apparatus connected with the wireless ultrasound probe. The wireless ultrasound probe includes: a battery; and a charging terminal connector that is coupled to a power supply terminal of the ultrasound imaging apparatus and receives power from the power supply terminal to charge the battery, wherein the charging terminal connector has a unique shape configured to be physically coupled to the power supply terminal.
Claims20
A wireless ultrasound probe connected wirelessly to an ultrasound imaging apparatus, the wireless ultrasound probe comprising:
- a battery;
- and
- a charging terminal connector that is coupled to a power supply terminal of the ultrasound imaging apparatus and receives power from the power supply terminal to charge the battery,
- wherein the charging terminal connector has a unique shape configured to be physically coupled to the power supply terminal.
An ultrasound imaging apparatus connected wirelessly with a wireless ultrasound probe, the ultrasound imaging apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication module;
- a power supply terminal that is coupled to a charging terminal connector of the wireless ultrasound probe to supply a charging power for charging a battery of the wireless ultrasound probe;
- a sensor configured to recognize a charging state in which the power supply terminal is physically coupled with the charging terminal connector of the wireless ultrasound probe such that power is supplied to the battery;
- and
- a controller configured to control the wireless communication module to pair the ultrasound imaging apparatus with the wireless ultrasound probe that is recognized by the sensor as being in the charging state by using a wireless communication method,
- wherein the power supply terminal has a unique shape configured to be physically coupled only with the wireless ultrasound probe including the charging terminal connector having a predetermined shape.
A method of connecting an ultrasound imaging apparatus with a wireless ultrasound probe, the method comprising:
- recognizing a state in which a charging terminal connector of the wireless ultrasound probe is coupled to a power supply terminal of the ultrasound imaging apparatus;
- supplying power to the wireless ultrasound probe coupled to the power supply terminal to charge a battery of the wireless ultrasound probe;
- and
- pairing the ultrasound imaging apparatus with the wireless ultrasound probe being charged, by using a wireless communication method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.