Patents Assigned to Edan Instruments, Inc.
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Patent number: 10664972Abstract: An ultrasound processing system includes an ultrasound interface, processing electronics, and display electronics. The ultrasound interface receives imaging information. The processing electronics are coupled to the ultrasound interface and configured to utilize the ultrasound imaging information to process an ultrasound scene for display. The processing electronics parse the scene into segments based on a plurality of automatically detected image characteristics and dynamically assign different processing parameters to different segments. Display electronics are coupled to the processing electronics and the processing electronics are configured to cause the display electronics to output the processed ultrasound scene.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventor: Seshadri Srinivasan
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Patent number: 10660610Abstract: An ultrasound system is disclosed. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound device. The ultrasound device includes a housing, a control panel coupled to the housing, and a receiver assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the receiver assembly includes a first contact surface. The ultrasound system further includes a transducer assembly having an ultrasound probe and a cartridge, wherein the cartridge includes a second contact surface. The cartridge is configured to be removably received in a slot of the receiver assembly such that the cartridge is movable between a removed position, in which the transducer assembly is not connected to the ultrasound device, and an engaged position, in which the cartridge is positioned in the slot and the first contact surface is electrically coupled to the second contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Publication number: 20200151872Abstract: An ultrasound system (100) includes an ultrasound transducer, a processing circuit (210, 300), and a display. The ultrasound transducer is configured to detect ultrasound information regarding a patient and output the ultrasound information as an ultrasound data sample. The processing circuit (210, 300) is configured to segment the ultrasound data sample into a binary image including at least one first region and at least one second region, obtain a first location of a first vascular feature of the binary image based on a boundary between the at least one first region and the at least one second region, and modify the binary image based on the first location of the first vascular feature. The first vascular feature is associated with an intima media thickness.The display is configured to display the modified image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Jinghui MA, Seshadri SRINIVASAN, Feng LING
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Patent number: 10512447Abstract: The disclosure provides a probe holding table and a medical equipment. The probe holding table comprises a faceplate and a fixing plate for supporting the faceplate. The faceplate is rotatably connected to the fixing plate. A plurality of probe placement units for installing probes are disposed on the faceplate, and each of the probe placement units is in electrical communication with an external power. The user may turn the faceplate to take the probes on the corresponding position, in particular, when more probes need to be used, the structure of the probe holding table is simpler than the normal fixed table, and easier to take the probes. Therefore, the medical equipment adopted the above probe holding table provides with the above advantages.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Gonghua Wang, Kai Yang, Chuanxi Guo, Yong Wu
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Publication number: 20180353153Abstract: A Doppler fetal heartbeat monitor includes: a housing; a mainboard; a loudspeaker installed in the housing and electrically connected to the mainboard; and an ultrasonic transducer installed in the housing, electrically connected to the mainboard, and comprising at least one transduction wafer configured to generate an impulse wave, in which the ultrasonic transducer is internally provided at a head end of the housing, and the loudspeaker and the mainboard are internally provided at a tail end of the housing. By arranging the loudspeaker, the mainboard and the ultrasonic transducer in the housing, the Doppler fetal heartbeat monitor can have a compact structure and a small volume. Moreover, it is possible to reduce positive feedback of a sound system and a probability of a self-excited whistle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Edan Instruments, IncInventors: Dong Huang, Dewei Chen, Yong Wu
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Publication number: 20180192992Abstract: The disclosure provides a probe holding table and a medical equipment. The probe holding table comprises a faceplate and a fixing plate for supporting the faceplate. The faceplate is rotatably connected to the fixing plate. A plurality of probe placement units for installing probes are disposed on the faceplate, and each of the probe placement units is in electrical communication with an external power. The user may turn the faceplate to take the probes on the corresponding position, in particular, when more probes need to be used, the structure of the probe holding table is simpler than the normal fixed table, and easier to take the probes. Therefore, the medical equipment adopted the above probe holding table provides with the above advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Gonghua WANG, Kai YANG, Chuanxi GUO, Yong WU
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Patent number: 9931100Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for locating wireless fetal monitoring probes in a set area. The method comprises the following steps: instructions are sent via a plurality of wireless base stations to instruct the wireless probes in the action scopes of the wireless base stations to send base station signal intensity data tables; the wireless probes search all receivable base station signals, establish the base station signal intensity data tables; operations are carried out based on the received current base station signal intensity data tables and base station signal intensity data tables of reference points to obtain a distance reference table; the position of one with the smallest distance value is selected to be regarded as the current position of the corresponding probe. The method and the device have the benefits of quickly locating each wireless probe and avoiding loss of monitoring data.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Lin Tang, Dewei Chen, Xin Yin
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Patent number: 9867579Abstract: Provided are a method of assisting monitoring alarm method and a medical external equipment and a medical host equipment using the method. A technical scheme thereof comprises connecting the medical external equipment with the medical host equipment through an interface, wherein the medical external equipment forms a plug-and-play external alarm equipment. The medical host equipment performs self-check, and sends an alarm information to an auxiliary alarm device of the medical external equipment and generates a corresponding alarm when an alarm device in the medical host equipment works abnormally, thereby reducing a risk to the medical host equipment in the situation that the alarm device in the medical host equipment is in failure.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Ruhai Zheng, Aijun Chen
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Publication number: 20170100090Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for locating wireless fetal monitoring probes in a set area. The method comprises the following steps: instructions are sent via a plurality of wireless base stations to instruct the wireless probes in the action scopes of the wireless base stations to send base station signal intensity data tables; the wireless probes search all receivable base station signals, establish the base station signal intensity data tables; operations are carried out based on the received current base station signal intensity data tables and base station signal intensity data tables of reference points to obtain a distance reference table; the position of one with the smallest distance value is selected to be regarded as the current position of the corresponding probe. The method and the device have the benefits of quickly locating each wireless probe and avoiding loss of monitoring data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Lin TANG, Dewei CHEN, Xin YIN
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Publication number: 20160317124Abstract: An ultrasound system is disclosed. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound device. The ultrasound device includes a housing, a control panel coupled to the housing, and a receiver assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the receiver assembly includes a first contact surface. The ultrasound system further includes a transducer assembly having an ultrasound probe and a cartridge, wherein the cartridge includes a second contact surface. The cartridge is configured to be removably received in a slot of the receiver assembly such that the cartridge is movable between a removed position, in which the transducer assembly is not connected to the ultrasound device, and an engaged position, in which the cartridge is positioned in the slot and the first contact surface is electrically coupled to the second contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: 9256712Abstract: A method for realizing a central monitoring server by using an individual patient monitor device is provided, and the patient monitor device (301) can monitor the patient's physiological parameter and simultaneously can collect and process the data from the other monitor devices through wired or wireless LAN (Local area network). The running state and the patient's information of the other monitors can be looked over on this monitor (301). The monitor (301) can display this monitoring measurement information and simultaneously display all the patients' information of the other monitors which are networked with it, and the other networked monitors can also be controlled by this monitor (301). The monitor (301) can use a single-screen or multi-screen display, and the displaying content can be the same or not.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Shuo Sun, Liangkuan Chen, Zengqiang Zhang
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Patent number: 8808180Abstract: The disclosure provides a patient monitor having entertainment functions and a control method thereof. If a user initiates the entertainment functions of the patient monitor having entertainment functions, a system thereof sends an entertainment signal to an entertainment signal processing unit, the entertainment signal is then processed to display an image on an entertainment specific display apparatus, and sound playing is achieved via an entertainment specific loudspeaker. The system sends a parameter signal to a parameter signal processing unit in real time, the parameter signal is then processed to display real-time measurement values and waveforms of parameters on a monitor specific display apparatus, and playing of various sounds is achieved via a monitor specific loudspeaker. An alarm processing unit detects, in real-time, whether the physiological characteristics of patient meet the alarm condition, and once the condition is met, alarm is triggered immediately.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Shuo Sun, Xin Yin
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Patent number: 8583203Abstract: The invention discloses a finger type pulse and blood oxygen measuring device, including an upper shell suite and a lower shell suite that are installed with silica gel soft finger pad, and a semi-closed holding. A removable power supply module is installed in the lower shell suite. The beneficial effect of the invention is that because of the adoption of the removable type power supply module which is able to load the battery, it is easier to assemble and disassemble the battery. Additionally, the structure of the device facilitates manufacturing, enhances quality, and also increases the comfort of a person using the device.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Xin Yin, Binbin Yan, Xicheng Xie
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Patent number: 8562209Abstract: The invention discloses a method to control the work of electronic thermometer by using the position of probe. The probe incased in a disposable sheath, wherein the pre-heating mechanism in the probe and the control switch is connected with the host of the electronic thermometer by wires; and by using the axial reciprocating motion of the probe to trigger the control switch to initiate the electronic thermometer. When using the invention, we use the movement for the assembling of the sheath to initiate the hearting process and measurement, to ensure that the disposable sheath is assembled on the probe, and then execute the measurement, so as to eliminate the possibility of cross infection completely. The invention also exempts the requirement for the users to the return back of the probe into the cavity after use, and brings convenience for the users: Meanwhile, the equipment structure is simple, and the machinery assembles are few by comparison, which effectively decrease the production cost.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Zhidong Yu, Lingfeng Kong, Zhao Qin
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Patent number: D754665Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Renfu Zhang, Chunhong Xia, Shunjin Xiao
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Patent number: D811602Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Wuchao Mao, Kai Yang, Richard Henderson
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Patent number: D825765Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Kai Yang, Wuchao Mao, Richard Henderson, Hua Luo
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Patent number: D853564Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: D876632Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Wuchao Mao
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Patent number: D883494Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Hua Luo, Minkang Peng, Richard Henderson, Dan Zhou, Jianhua Mo, Bo Ouyang, Jun Chen