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US 5,722,412 AGranted
Hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument
AssigneeAdvanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsLauren S. Pflugrath, Jacques Souquet
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Abstract
A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. In a preferred embodiment an array transducer, digital beamformer, digital filter, and image processor are packaged in one or more enclosures weighing ten pounds (4.5 kilograms) or less.
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A portable ultrasound system comprising:
- an array transducer;
- and
- a sampled data beamformer for delaying and combining samples of echo signals received by elements of said array transducer,
- wherein said array transducer and said beamformer are located in a common enclosure.
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A handheld ultrasound system comprising:
- an array transducer;
- and
- a sampled data beamformer for delaying and combining samples of echo signals received by elements of said array transducer,
- wherein said array transducer and said beamformer are located in one or more enclosures weighing less than ten pounds (4.5 kilograms).
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A handheld ultrasound system comprising:
- a transducer;
- a B mode signal processor;
- and
- a Doppler signal processor,
- wherein said transducer, said B mode signal processor and said Doppler signal processor are located in a common handheld enclosure.
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A handheld ultrasound system comprising:
- an array transducer;
- and
- a beamformer integrated circuit for delaying and combining echo signals received by elements of said array transducer,
- wherein said array transducer and said beamformer integrated circuit are located in a handheld enclosure,
- wherein said beamformer integrated circuit comprises a sampled data beamformer.
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A handheld ultrasound system comprising:
- an array transducer;
- and
- a beamformer integrated circuit for delaying and combining echo signals received by elements of said array transducer,
- wherein said array transducer and said beamformer integrated circuit are located in a handheld enclosure;
- further comprising an image processing integrated circuit for producing image signals in response to echo signals produced by said beamformer integrated circuit,
- wherein said image processing integrated circuit comprises a digital scan converter.
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