Patents Assigned to Medison Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20230320699
    Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display on an ultrasound image a measuring device image including a plurality of measuring points which indicate points on the ultrasound image that are to be measured, and an adjusting portion for adjusting the plurality of measuring points; an input unit configured to receive a touch input for changing a position of the adjusting portion; and a controller configured to adjust a position of at least one of the plurality of measuring points based on the changed position of the adjusting portion, and to obtain a measurement value based on positions of the plurality of measuring points including the at least one measuring point, the position of which is adjusted, wherein the plurality of measuring points are disposed apart from the adjusting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-ju Lee, Yoon-woo Jun
  • Patent number: 11779308
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a display displaying a body marker including a first type of first probe marker related to a first ultrasound image of an object; an image processor configured to obtain a second ultrasound image of the object; and a controller configured to identify a position of a probe used to obtain the second ultrasound image in the body marker and mark a second type of second probe marker on the body marker according to a result of comparing a position of the first type of first probe marker with the identified position, wherein the second type is different from the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soyeon Gong, Jaesung Lee
  • Patent number: 11766236
    Abstract: A method of displaying an ultrasound image includes determining a direction of a fetus's head based on a first ultrasound image obtained by scanning a pregnant woman's body in a first direction; determining a direction of a fetus's spine based on a second ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body in a second direction; determining an orientation of the fetus within the pregnant woman's body based on the directions of the fetus's head and the fetus's spine; and displaying an image representing the orientation of the fetus, together with an ultrasound image obtained by scanning the pregnant woman's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sungwook Park
  • Patent number: 11759183
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound imaging apparatus, and a control method thereof that can efficiently and quickly determine whether a disinfectant remains in an ultrasound probe or whether the ultrasound is operating normally without changing the structure of an ultrasound imaging device. The ultrasound imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: a display provided on the main body; a main body including at least one slot connected to the connector; and a controller configured to output a warning message to the display when the connector and the slot are connected and the current flowing from the ultrasound probe is out of a predetermined reference range, and the controller is composed of at least one processor included in the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sungjae Lee, Sangmok Lee, Yongcheol Hyeon
  • Patent number: 11754534
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasonic probe and a method of manufacturing the same. The ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric layer including one or more kerfs such that piezoelectric elements are provided in a plurality of rows along an elevation direction, a first electrode formed on an upper side of the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode formed on a lower side of the piezoelectric layer, a matching layer disposed above the piezoelectric layer and including one or more grooves connected to the one or more kerfs, and a third electrode formed in inner surfaces of the one or more grooves and electrically connected to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jisu Kim, Kwangjin Son, Jong-Sun Ko, Joonghyun Park, Jinwoo Jung, Youngmon Cho
  • Patent number: 11730449
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic system includes a portable ultrasound diagnostic device and an extended docking device to which the portable ultrasound diagnostic device is detachably mounted, wherein at least one of the probes and channels are extended when the portable ultrasound diagnostic device is mounted to the extended docking device. Also, the ultrasound diagnostic system may further include an indoor ultrasound diagnostic device including a portable docking part, and the portable ultrasound diagnostic device may include a cart-based docking part and be connected to the indoor ultrasound diagnostic device. The ultrasound diagnostic system may enhance portability of the portable ultrasound diagnostic device and simultaneously achieves superior ultrasound diagnostic performance and quality also in the portable ultrasound diagnostic device through extension of the probes, signal channels, diagnostic items, or diagnostic performance, as occasion demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunju Lee, Gilju Jin, Mijeoung Ahn
  • Patent number: 11730454
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus including: an ultrasound probe including a transducer module including an ultrasound transducer array, a driving device configured to rotate the transducer module, a magnet configured to rotate as a result of rotation of the transducer module, and a position sensor configured to output one of a first signal and a second signal on the basis of a change in magnetic flux density according to rotation of the magnet; and a controller configured to determine a first time for which the first signal is output as the transducer module rotates in a first direction, control the driving device to switch the rotating direction of the transduce module from the first direction to a second direction at a first switching time point at which an output signal is switched from the first signal to the second signal, control the driving device to switch the rotating direction of the transducer module one or more times during a time corresponding to the first time with respect to a second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Inseong Song, Yongmun Kang, Wongee Oh
  • Patent number: 11717266
    Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display on an ultrasound image a measuring device image including a plurality of measuring points which indicate points on the ultrasound image that are to be measured, and an adjusting portion for adjusting the plurality of measuring points; an input unit configured to receive a touch input for changing a position of the adjusting portion; and a controller configured to adjust a position of at least one of the plurality of measuring points based on the changed position of the adjusting portion, and to obtain a measurement value based on positions of the plurality of measuring points including the at least one measuring point, the position of which is adjusted, wherein the plurality of measuring points are disposed apart from the adjusting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-ju Lee, Yoon-woo Jun
  • Publication number: 20230240652
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus connected to wireless ultrasound probes and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a communicator connected with a plurality of different wireless probes through a wireless communication method by receiving pairing reception signals from the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; a controller configured to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes and to wirelessly receive status information regarding the connected plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; and a display configured to display a user interface (UI) indicating the received status information regarding the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil-ju Jin, Yu-ri Kim, Mi-jeoung Ahn, Jae-moon Jo
  • Patent number: 11715454
    Abstract: A beamforming device includes a sampler configured to sample a signal reflected from a focal point and received to a transducer array; a mixer configured to separate the sampled signal into an in-phase component signal and a quadrature component signal; a low pass filter configured to perform filtering on the in-phase component signal and the quadrature component signal; a decimator configured to perform decimation on the filtered in-phase component signal and quadrature component signal; a sampling delay compensator configured to compensate a sampling time delay based on a preset time delay resolution for the decimated in-phase component signal and quadrature component signal; a phase rotator configured to compensate a phase delay based on a preset phase resolution for the in-phase component signal and the quadrature component signal for which the sampling time delay is compensated; and a delay calculator configured to calculate a time delay resolution and the phase resolution, and to apply each to the sampl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO. LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION SOGANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kang Sik Kim, Tai-Kyong Song, Sung Ho Kim, Sua Bae, Hyun Woo Song, Jin Tae Jang
  • Publication number: 20230233183
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus connected to wireless ultrasound probes and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a communicator connected with a plurality of different wireless probes through a wireless communication method by receiving pairing reception signals from the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; a controller configured to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes and to wirelessly receive status information regarding the connected plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; and a display configured to display a user interface (UI) indicating the received status information regarding the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil-ju Jin, Yu-ri Kim, Mi-jeoung Ahn, Jae-moon Jo
  • Patent number: 11696744
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and an operation method for registering an ultrasound image and an image from another modality. The ultrasound imaging apparatus may register the ultrasound image and the image from the other modality based on a three-dimensional positional relationship between at least one external electromagnetic sensor attached to a patient's body and an ultrasound probe and on a position of a feature point extracted from the image from the other modality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Junsung Park, Yuri Son, Yeongseon Kim, Jonghyon Yi, Yeonmo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11672513
    Abstract: Provided is a method of adjusting brightness of an ultrasound image including: generating at least one first image representing a region of interest (ROI) by using echo signals corresponding to ultrasound waves irradiated toward the ROI; adjusting brightness of the at least one first image based on an external signal for selecting at least one selected from a plurality of prestored gradation data and a plurality of prestored image data; and generating a second image representing the ROI based on the adjusted brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Mo Yang, Chul-An Kim, Jae-Moon Jo
  • Patent number: 11650314
    Abstract: Provided are a method of displaying a Doppler image and an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for performing the method. The method includes: obtaining a first Doppler signal where clutter filtering corresponding to each of a plurality of pixels is not performed and a second Doppler signal where clutter filtering corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels is performed; determining a first motion score indicating a degree of flash artifact occurrence by using velocity information of the first Doppler signal; determining a first weight for suppressing flash artifacts of each pixel based on the first motion score and a velocity difference value between the first Doppler signal and the second Doppler signal; generating a first Doppler image of the object by applying the first weight to the second Doppler signal of each pixel; and displaying the first Doppler image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yujin Lee, Jaekeun Lee, Hojin Ryoo
  • Patent number: 11647986
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus connected to wireless ultrasound probes and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a communicator connected with a plurality of different wireless probes through a wireless communication method by receiving pairing reception signals from the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; a controller configured to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes and to wirelessly receive status information regarding the connected plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; and a display configured to display a user interface (UI) indicating the received status information regarding the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil-ju Jin, Yu-ri Kim, Mi-jeoung Ahn, Jae-moon Jo
  • Patent number: 11642098
    Abstract: The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: a display; a probe configured to acquire an ultrasound signal of a heart; and a controller configured to generate an ultrasound image of the heart based on the ultrasound signal, control the display to display the ultrasound image of the heart, and determine an exercise cycle of the heart based on the movement of at least one valve included in the ultrasound image, wherein the ultrasound image comprises an atrium and a ventricle of the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwangyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 11633174
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasound system, which comprises: a signal acquiring unit to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and acquire an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processing unit to control TGC (Time Gain Compensation) and LGC (Lateral Gain Compensation) of the echo signal; a TGC/LGC setup unit adapted to set TGC and LGC values based on TGC and LGC curves inputted by a user; and an image producing unit adapted to produce an ultrasound image of the object based on the echo signal. The signal processing unit is further adapted to control the TGC and the LGC of the echo signal based on the TGC and LGC values set by the TGC/LGC setup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Sik Lee, Mi Jeoung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230118324
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe is provided. The ultrasonic probe comprises: a case; a transducer which is arranged in the case and which converts electrical signals into ultrasonic waves; an acoustic lens which is arranged on the transducer and which causes the ultrasonic waves to converge in one area of a subject; and a plurality of light-emitting elements which are arranged in the case and which emit light in order to sterilize the external surface of the acoustic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minki Hong, Jinho Gu
  • Publication number: 20230121329
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: a display; a memory for storing one or more instructions; and a processor for executing the one or more instructions stored in the memory. The processor acquires a plurality of pieces of elastic data about an object, generates a plurality of elastic images on the basis of the plurality of pieces of elastic data, acquires quality information about each of the plurality of elastic images on the basis of the pieces of elastic data respectively corresponding to the plurality of elastic images, determines at least one recommended elastic image, for which to acquire an elasticity value, from among the plurality of elastic images on the basis of the quality information, and controls the display to display the at least one recommended elastic image that is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Park, Kiwan Choi, Jintaek Oh
  • Patent number: 11627939
    Abstract: Provided are a wireless ultrasound probe and an ultrasound imaging apparatus connected with the wireless ultrasound probe. The wireless ultrasound probe includes: a battery; and a charging terminal connector that is coupled to a power supply terminal of the ultrasound imaging apparatus and receives power from the power supply terminal to charge the battery, wherein the charging terminal connector has a unique shape configured to be physically coupled to the power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonghyun Park, Jinho Gu, Donghyun Kim, Gilju Jin, Dukeman Hur