US 2025/0213221 A1 · TABLET ULTRASOUND SYSTEM

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for portable medical ultrasound imaging. Certain embodiments provide a multi-chip module for an ultrasound engine of a portable medical ultrasound imaging system, in which a transmit/receive chip, an amplifier chip and a beamformer chip are assembled in a vertically stacked configuration. Exemplary embodiments also provide an ultrasound engine circuit board including one or more multi-chip modules, and a portable medical ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound engine circuit board with one or more multi-chip modules. Exemplary embodiments also provide methods for fabricating and assembling multi-chip modules as taught herein. A single circuit board of an ultrasound engine with one or more multi-chip modules may include 16 to 128 channels in some embodiments. Due to the vertical stacking arrangement of the multi-chip modules, a 128-channel ultrasound engine circuit board can be assembled within exemplary planar dimensions of about 10 cm×about 10 cm.

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A method of operating handheld medical ultrasound imaging device, the medical ultrasound imaging device including a tablet housing mounted on a cart, the tablet housing having a front panel, a computer in the tablet housing that is connected to a multiport transducer connector, the computer including at least one processor and at least one memory, a touch screen display for displaying an ultrasound image, the touch screen display positioned on the front panel, and an ultrasound processing circuit mounted on the cart, the touch screen display and the ultrasound beamformer processing circuit being communicably coupled to the computer, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, at the computer, a first gesture input from the touch screen display to open a patient data entry screen for entering patient data of a medical record;
actuating an ultrasound imaging procedure setup expanded screen on the touch screen display with a second gesture input for entering an ultrasound mode of operation for the patient;
and
actuating an ultrasound scan to be performed in a touch actuated mode of operation with a third gesture input from the touch screen display wherein one or more ultrasound transducers connected to the multiport transducer connector is selected to perform the ultrasound scan wherein an ultrasound image is displayed on the touch screen display in an image display area.

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A cart mounted medical ultrasound imaging system comprising:

a tablet housing mounted on a cart, the system including a multiport transducer connector that is connectable to one or more transducer probes wherein each transducer probe includes a transducer in a handheld transducer housing, the tablet housing having a front panel, a computer in the tablet housing, the computer including at least one processor that controls an ultrasound imaging operation and at least one memory, a touch screen display powered by a battery carried on the cart for displaying an ultrasound image and for selectively performing a measurement of a displayed feature within the ultrasound image, the touch screen display positioned on the front panel, and wherein the computer communicates with a controller connected to an ultrasound beamformer processing circuit, the computer further communicating with a display controller connected to the touch screen display;
a transducer probe connected to the multiport transducer connector, wherein operating the transducer probe includes communicating with the ultrasound beamformer processing circuit such that beamformed image data is processed and displayed on an ultrasound image display area of a graphic use interface operating on the touch screen display, the touch screen display having a plurality of touch actuated icons outside the ultrasound image display area that operate imaging parameters wherein at least one of the touch actuated icons operates access to a patient data display window and at least one of the touch actuated icons can actuate a plurality of imaging parameter presets wherein each of the plurality of imaging parameter presets automatically sets imaging parameters for imaging of a touch selectable anatomic structure, the imaging parameter presets being selected from a touch actuated preset selection window that lists a plurality of anatomic structures.

A cart-mounted medical ultrasound imaging system comprising:

a medical ultrasound imaging device being mounted on a cart and including a multiport transducer connector that is connectable to one or more transducer probes wherein each transducer probe includes a transducer in a handheld transducer housing, a tablet housing having a front panel, a computer in the tablet housing, the computer including at least one processor that controls an ultrasound imaging operation and at least one memory, a touch screen display for displaying an ultrasound image, the touch screen display positioned on the front panel, and wherein the computer communicates with a controller connected to an ultrasound beamformer processing circuit and communicates with a display controller connected to the touch screen display, the method comprising the steps of:
operating the selected transducer that communicates with the ultrasound beamformer processing circuit such that beamformed image data is processed and displayed on an ultrasound image display window area of the touch screen display being powered by a battery carried on the cart, the touch screen display having a plurality of touch actuated icons outside the image display window area that operate imaging parameters wherein one or more of the touch actuated icons operates access to a patient data display window and one or more imaging parameter presets that automatically set imaging parameters for imaging of a selected anatomic structure;
receiving, at the computer, a first touch gesture input from the touch screen display to open a preset selection window to select at least one imaging parameter preset for a selected anatomic structure;
and
in response to a second touch gesture input from the touch screen display, altering at least one of the automatically set imaging parameters to adjust an imaging operation to display the anatomic structure on the ultrasound image display window area.

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A method of operating a cart mounted medical ultrasound imaging system, comprising:

operating the cart mounted medical ultrasound imaging system that includes:
a multiport transducer connector that is connectable to one or more transducer probes wherein each transducer probe includes at least one transducer in a handheld transducer housing;
a touch screen display housing on the cart, the touch screen display housing including a touch screen display configured to display a plurality of touch actuated controls for control of ultrasound imaging procedures, the touch actuated controls configured to select an imaging mode and to select at least one transducer connected to the multiport transducer connector to perform an ultrasound imaging procedure, wherein the ultrasound imaging system is configured for a user to perform an ultrasound imaging procedure using at least one of a plurality of automatic imaging parameter presets stored for a corresponding plurality of touch selectable anatomic structures, a measurement of tissue being imaged, a selection of split screen viewing of ultrasound images and selection of a display window for entry of patient data, the touch screen display having a plurality of touch actuated icons that operate imaging parameters wherein at least one touch actuated icon operates access to the patient data display window;
a computer system mounted on the cart, the computer system including at least one processor that controls an ultrasound imaging procedure and at least one memory, and wherein the computer system communicates with an imaging controller connected to an ultrasound beamformer processing circuit, the computer further communicating with a display controller connected to the touch screen display;
and
wherein the medical ultrasound imaging system is powered by a battery carried on the cart;
connecting a first transducer and a second transducer to the multiport transducer connector;
selecting an imaging procedure to be performed using at least one connected transducer with a touch actuated input on the touch screen display;
receiving, at the computer, a touch gesture input from the touch screen display that selects at least one of the automatic imaging parameter presets corresponding to an anatomic structure;
selecting the first connected transducer with a touch actuated input on the touch screen display to perform the selected ultrasound imaging procedure;
and
operating the selected first connected transducer that communicates with the ultrasound beamformer processing circuit such that beamformed image data is processed and a first ultrasound image is generated for display.

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