Patents Assigned to Edan Instruments, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10664972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Seshadri Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10660610
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200151872
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinghui MA, Seshadri SRINIVASAN, Feng LING
  • Patent number: 10512447
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonghua Wang, Kai Yang, Chuanxi Guo, Yong Wu
  • Publication number: 20180353153
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc
    Inventors: Dong Huang, Dewei Chen, Yong Wu
  • Publication number: 20180192992
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonghua WANG, Kai YANG, Chuanxi GUO, Yong WU
  • Patent number: 9931100
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin Tang, Dewei Chen, Xin Yin
  • Patent number: 9867579
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruhai Zheng, Aijun Chen
  • Publication number: 20170100090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Lin TANG, Dewei CHEN, Xin YIN
  • Publication number: 20160317124
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
  • Patent number: 9256712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuo Sun, Liangkuan Chen, Zengqiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8808180
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuo Sun, Xin Yin
  • Patent number: 8583203
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Yin, Binbin Yan, Xicheng Xie
  • Patent number: 8562209
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yu, Lingfeng Kong, Zhao Qin
  • Patent number: D754665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Renfu Zhang, Chunhong Xia, Shunjin Xiao
  • Patent number: D811602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Wuchao Mao, Kai Yang, Richard Henderson
  • Patent number: D825765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Yang, Wuchao Mao, Richard Henderson, Hua Luo
  • Patent number: D853564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
  • Patent number: D876632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henderson, Wuchao Mao
  • Patent number: D883494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Luo, Minkang Peng, Richard Henderson, Dan Zhou, Jianhua Mo, Bo Ouyang, Jun Chen