Patents Assigned to GE Medical Systems Global Technology
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Patent number: 10775958Abstract: A display device and an image display system are provided which can easily identify different kinds of windows. Solution: A list X of simplified images M is based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata. A display is provided to display the list X in a matrix in which the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction while the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction. The display has a first sub window SW1 and a second sub window SW2 that are displayed in different display modes on the list X, the first sub window SW1 containing the images M sharing the associated information of one attribute and the associated information of another attribute in the list X of the images M, the second sub window SW2 containing the images M placed in the same folder in the list X of the images M.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventor: Tatsuo Kawanaka
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Patent number: 10575821Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for a compact, inexpensive ultrasound system using an off-the-shelf personal digital assistant (PDA) device interfacing to a hand-held probe assembly through a standard digital interface. The hand-held probe assembly comprises a detachable transducer head attached to a beamforming module that performs digital beamforming. The PDA runs Windows applications and displays menus and images to a user. The PDA also runs ultrasound data processing software to support a plurality of imaging modes. An internal battery is provided in the PDA to power the system. The transducer head is detachable from the beamforming module.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLCInventors: Menachem Halmann, Shinichi Amemiya
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Patent number: 10292666Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a supporting table and an imaging system including the supporting table. Said supporting table comprises: a supporting table body; a bracket provided on the supporting table body to be supported by the supporting table body and configured to bear a target object, wherein the bracket can move to protrude out of the supporting table body; a supporting roller, which can be detachably mounted between the supporting table body and the bracket to support the bracket relative to the supporting table body when the bracket moves. Accordingly, overhanging deformation of the bracket may be a voided or minimized by the support of the supporting roller.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventor: ChangHong Liu
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Patent number: 10254910Abstract: Problem: A display device and an image display system are provided which can easily identify different kinds of windows. Solution: A list X of simplified images M is based on data containing associated information of multiple attributes as metadata. A display is provided to display the list X in a matrix in which the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of one attribute in a row direction while the simplified images M are located for respective pieces of associated information of another attribute in a column direction. The display has a first sub window SW1 and a second sub window SW2 that are displayed in different display modes on the list X, the first sub window SW1 containing the images M sharing the associated information of one attribute and the associated information of another attribute in the list X of the images M, the second sub window SW2 containing the images M placed in the same folder in the list X of the images M.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventor: Tatsuo Kawanaka
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Patent number: 10213175Abstract: A heat sinking system and an imaging apparatus including the heat sinking system. The heat sinking system includes an air introducing portion, a capture portion and an air discharge portion. The air introducing portion is configured to introduce air from external, and to be in communication with heat sinking space, so that the introduced air flows into the heat sinking space and exchanges heat with a heat sinking object which is accommodated in the heat sinking space. The capture portion is configured to be in communication with the heat sinking space and the air discharge portion, and to capture air which flows from the heat sinking space to the capture portion and enable the captured air to flow into the air discharge portion. The air discharge portion is configured to discharge the air which flows in out of the capture portion to the external.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Duzi Huang, Weimin Qu
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Patent number: 10206656Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can identify the angle of a received ultrasonic beam with respect to the predetermined biopsy path of a biopsy needle. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized by including a received beam forming unit that forms received ultrasonic beams based on the echo signals of ultrasonic waves transmitted into a subject, and a display control unit that displays, in a B-mode image formed based on the received ultrasonic beams, a biopsy guide line in a display mode corresponding to an angle between the beam direction of the received ultrasonic beam and the predetermined biopsy path of a biopsy needle to be inserted into the subject. The biopsy guide line is displayed as, for example, a broken line having a width corresponding to the angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventor: Hiroshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10201322Abstract: A gantry rotation control device for a computed tomography scanning apparatus. The gantry rotation control device includes a radiation dose determination unit for determining radiation doses of the X-rays that will be emitted to each site of the target object to be scanned, a minimum velocity determination unit for determining a minimum rotation velocity of the gantry according to a maximum radiation dose in the determined radiation doses, a maximum velocity determination unit for determining a maximum rotation velocity of the gantry according to the determined minimum rotation velocity, a rotation velocity determination unit for determining a rotation velocity of the gantry at any time during scanning of the target object according to the determined minimum rotation velocity and maximum rotation velocity, and a gantry rotation control unit for controlling the gantry to scan the target object while rotating according to the determined rotation velocity when the target object is to be scanned.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLCInventor: Zhanfeng Xing
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Patent number: 10156620Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic field adjustment system for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and a respective method. The magnetic field adjustment system comprises a first magnetic field generating assembly and an additional assembly. Wherein the first magnetic field generating assembly is used for generating a first magnetic field required by the MRI; and the additional assembly, including a switch and a current branch line, is used for cooperating with the first magnetic field generating assembly to generate a second magnetic field required by the MRI.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLCInventors: Timothy John Havens, Weijun Shen, Zhenyu Zhang
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Patent number: 10149661Abstract: A probe cover is provided. The probe cover is configured to be detachably attached to an ultrasonic probe and cover plural switches on a surface of the ultrasonic probe, the probe cover including a depression portion by which an operator can depress at least some of the plural switches when the probe cover is attached to the ultrasonic probe.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global TechnologyInventors: Kiyoshi Matsumura, Mitsuhiro Nozaki
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Patent number: 10143442Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit ultrasonic push pulses to a biological tissue of a test object and further configured to transmit measuring ultrasonic pulses to the biological tissue subjected to the transmitted push pulses in order to measure an elasticity of the biological tissue, a respiration detection part configured to detect respiration of the test object, and a notification part which, based on the detection by the respiration detection part, is configured to give notification allowing a transmission timing of the push pulses to be recognized.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology, LLCInventors: Sotaro Kawae, Shunichiro Tanigawa, Eigil Samset, Michael Charles MacDonald
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Patent number: 10143446Abstract: A method for eliminating background noises in shear waves and the respective ultrasonic imaging system, the method includes: transmitting a push pulse along a push pulse vector; transmitting a first group of focus track pulses at a first group of a plurality of locations far away from the push pulse vector; receiving a first group of focus echo signals in response to the first group of focus track pulses; and processing the first group of focus echo signals to determine a first group of tissue displacement information varying with time.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Lu Tang, Xiaodong Han, Gang Cheng, Liang Shen
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Patent number: 9986972Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for a compact, inexpensive ultrasound system using an off-the-shelf personal digital assistant (PDA) device interfacing to a hand-held probe assembly through a standard digital interface. The hand-held probe assembly comprises a detachable transducer head attached to a beamforming module that performs digital beamforming. The PDA runs Windows applications and displays menus and images to a user. The PDA also runs ultrasound data processing software to support a plurality of imaging modes. An internal battery is provided in the PDA to power the system. The transducer head is detachable from the beamforming module.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLCInventors: Menachem Halmann, Shinichi Amemiya
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Patent number: 9936936Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for a compact, inexpensive ultrasound system using an off-the-shelf personal digital assistant (PDA) device interfacing to a hand-held probe assembly through a standard digital interface. The hand-held probe assembly comprises a detachable transducer head attached to a beamforming module that performs digital beamforming. The PDA runs Windows applications and displays menus and images to a user. The PDA also runs ultrasound data processing software to support a plurality of imaging modes. An internal battery is provided in the PDA to power the system. The transducer head is detachable from the beamforming module.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLCInventors: Menachem Halmann, Shinichi Amemiya
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Patent number: 9921316Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal management system, an X-ray detection device and a CT apparatus. The thermal management system comprises a heater, an air mixing portion and a fan. The heater is provided at an air inlet of the air mixing portion. The air mixing portion provides an air mixing space for mixing exterior air that enters the air mixing portion with interior air of the air mixing portion. The fan is provided at an air outlet of the air mixing portion, and supplies the mixed air in the air mixing portion to a target object to be thermally managed. Therefore, a response time of the thermal management system to operate for an external temperature change may be lengthened, thus occurrence of abrupt change in a temperature of the target object as the external temperature changes abruptly may be avoided, improving a reliability of the thermal management system.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLCInventors: Weimin Qu, Duzi Huang, Qun Xing Zhang
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Patent number: 9839412Abstract: An ultrasonic image display apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic image display apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe configured to move while in contact with a test object and configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves to and from the test object to obtain echo signals from a three-dimensional region of the test object, a parameter calculation section configured to calculate a parameter related to a moving velocity of the ultrasonic probe, a data generation section configured to generate data based on the echo signals of a plurality of frames, by selecting the frames in accordance with the parameter calculated by the parameter calculation section so that the echo signals of the frames used for generating the data are acquired within a required range, and a display section configured to display an ultrasonic image generated based on the data.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LLCInventor: Masafumi Ogasawara
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Patent number: 9826889Abstract: A display device configured to display an endoscopic image obtained by an endoscope for observing an object is provided. The display device includes a projecting unit configured to project coordinate axes set to the object onto the endoscopic image, and a display unit configured to display thereon the endoscopic image and the coordinate axes projected onto the endoscopic image.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: Shiga University of Medical Science, GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Hasnine Haque, Shigeyuki Naka, Shigehiro Morikawa, Tohru Tani
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Patent number: 9824148Abstract: A method for searching and displaying scattered logs, comprising: finding out one or more corresponding log data based on a search key word; determining a desired timestamp from the log data, and regarding the log data containing the timestamp as target data; searching a semantic file for related semantic data based on the search key word, and finding out related log data based on the related semantic data; time filtering the related log data to obtain filtered log data; establishing a coordinate system by mapping the target data and the filtered log data onto mapping points of the coordinate system; semantically linking the filtered log data, and dying the filtered log data and the target data; and counting the number of lines related to the target data and the filtered log data, and generating links thereto. The present invention further discloses a device for searching and displaying scattered logs.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Maoquan Zhang, Weiguo Tang, Xueli Wang
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Publication number: 20170046026Abstract: To provide a medical image capture apparatus capable of improving an operator's workflow when the operator selects operation buttons. A medical image capture apparatus is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, for example, and comprises: an auxiliary display section in which operation buttons to be selected by an operator are displayed; and a processor for executing a program of an operation button display control function of displaying the operation buttons in the auxiliary display section, said function displaying a plurality of the operation buttons that each belong to one of a plurality of categories and are specified beforehand, in one window separately on a category-by-category basis. The plurality of categories are, for example, a category of measurement button Bm, a category of comment button Bc, a category of body pattern button Bb, and a category of button Bo for inputting other commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLCInventors: Ryoichi Tokuda, Konstantina Mertika, Eun Jin Lee
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Patent number: 9437018Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reducing artifacts in CT image reconstruction. The method comprises obtaining an original reconstructed image and an original sinogram and determining a proportion of metal pixels in the original reconstructed image. If the proportion is greater than a first threshold value, then generating an expanded metal template based on the original reconstructed image, generating a metal-free, metal artifact reduced (MAR) image based on the expanded metal template and the original sinogram, and generating a final image based on the expanded metal template and the metal-free, MAR image. However, if the proportion of metal pixels is less than a second threshold value, then generating an expanded metal template based on the original reconstructed image, generating a metal-free, metal artifact reduced image based on a treatment, and generating a final image based on the expanded metal template and the metal-free, MAR image.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology CO. LLCInventors: Shuqin Dong, Jiaqin Dong, Shou Li
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Patent number: D777173Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC.Inventors: Rui Yang, Yan Li