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US 6,746,402 B2Granted
Ultrasound system and method
AssigneeE. Tuncay Ustuner
InventorE. Tuncay Ustuner
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Abstract
A surgery dedicated ultrasound system is described. The system is used for imaging and/or guidance and/or controlling purposes. The surgeon uses and controls the system and accesses the information obtained and processed through the system while performing surgery.
Claims50
A surgical ultrasound system comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe wearable on a portion of a user's body within a sterile operating field and operative to insonify a surgical site and to receive echoes from the surgical site;
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- a display coupled via a processor with the wearable ultrasonic probe, wherein the display is selected from the group consisting of:
- a display positioned within a sterile operating field during a surgery;
- a display carried by an articulated arm and positioned near a sterile operating field during a surgery, said articulated arm configured to be repositioned under the direction of a user without compromising sterility of the sterile operating field;
- and a wearable display.
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A method of using an ultrasound system during a surgery, the method comprising:
- (a) placing a wearable ultrasound probe comprising an ultrasound transducer element of the ultrasound system onto a hand of a surgeon;
- (b) acquiring echoes from a surgical site with the wearable ultrasound probe;
- (c) generating display information from the echo signals;
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- (d) providing the display information to the surgeon during the surgery while the surgeon's head is positioned to view the surgical site via a display selected from the group consisting of:
- a display positioned within a sterile operating field during the surgery;
- a display carried by an articulated arm and positioned near a sterile operating field during the surgery, said articulated arm configured to be repositioned under the direction of the surgeon without compromising sterility of the sterile operating field;
- and a wearable display.
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A method of using an ultrasound system during a surgery, the method comprising:
- (a) placing a wearable ultrasound probe comprising an ultrasound transducer element of the ultrasound system onto a hand of a surgeon;
- (b) acquiring echoes from a surgical site with the wearable ultrasound probe while the hand of the surgeon is still able to contribute to the performance of the surgery;
- (c) generating display information from the echo signals;
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- (d) providing the display information to the surgeon during the surgery while the surgeon's head is positioned to view the surgical site via a display selected from the group consisting of:
- a display positioned within a sterile operating field during the surgery;
- a display carried by an articulated arm and positioned near a sterile operating field during the surgery, said articulated arm configured to be repositioned under the direction of the surgeon without compromising sterility of the sterile operating field;
- and a wearable display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.