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US 2021/0169449 A1Published application
Hand held ultrasound probe
AssigneeBiim Ultrasound AS
InventorsJari HUHTAMAKI, Tuomo Liedes, Tanar Ulric, Craig Bockenstedt, Blake Little, Trygve Burchardt
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Abstract
A portable ultrasound probe is described having a mechanical transducer, rotating mirror, and mirror motor. The transducer can be used for diagnostic imaging and procedural guidance imaging. The probe has a light weight design for easy one-handed use, and can use external processors to provide proper image display with accompanying software
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by an ultrasound probe, software version data from a user computing device, wherein the user computing device comprises a display configured to display images from the ultrasound probe;
- determining, by the ultrasound probe, based upon comparison of data on the ultrasound probe with the software version data from the user computing device that a software upgrade is available for the ultrasound probe;
- receiving, by the ultrasound probe, software upgrade data into a memory module of the ultrasound probe, wherein the software upgrade data comprises data for upgrading at least one portion of the ultrasound probe;
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- upgrading, by the ultrasound probe, the at least one portion of the ultrasound probe from the software upgrade data.
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A handheld ultrasound transducer probe comprising:
- a housing;
- an ultrasound transducer positioned within the housing, the transducer having a primary axis of transmission;
- an acoustic mirror, the acoustic mirror positioned in the primary axis of transmission of the transducer;
- an anechoic region comprising a plurality of annular steps each defining a plane oriented to reflect ultrasound energy outwardly away from the primary axis of transmission, the anechoic region positioned such that the plurality of steps are positioned outside of the primary axis of transmission;
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- an acoustic lens forming a portion of the housing and adapted to permit ultrasound energy to substantially pass through the acoustic lens;
- wherein a reflected beam path of ultrasound energy between the acoustic lens and the acoustic mirror defines a second axis of transmission of ultrasound energy;
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- wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured to transmit ultrasound energy toward the acoustic mirror, the acoustic mirror configured to reflect the transmitted ultrasound energy through the acoustic lens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.