Patents Assigned to Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10349919
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus including a data acquirer configured to obtain ultrasound data about an object having blood vessels; an image processor configured to extract a blood vessel area from an ultrasound image generated based on the ultrasound data, extract a plaque area included in the blood vessel area, and analyze a risk of plaque based on at least one of a surface shape of the plaque area and brightness information of the plaque area; and a display configured to display the risk of plaque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-ki Park, Jin-yong Lee, Hyuk-jae Chang, Namsik Chung, Geu-ru Hong, Chi-young Shim, Ji-hyun Yoon, In-jeong Cho, Ran Heo
  • Publication number: 20190212785
    Abstract: Disclosed is a supporting device for a display device displaying an image, which includes a multi-joint arm including at least one joint, a hinge connected to one end of the multi-joint arm and rotatably coupled with the display device about a rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction of the display device, a damper to restrict rotation of the hinge to a certain extent to shorten a rotation time of the hinge when the hinge is rotated, and a brake to fix the hinge when the rotation of the hinge is finished, wherein the hinge is disposed on the same plane as the center of gravity of the display device in a vertical direction of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Jun CHOI, Jae Wook LEE
  • Publication number: 20190209134
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The ultrasound imaging apparatus may set a region of interest (ROI) in an ultrasound image of an object, may divide the ROI into a plurality of sections, may generate a plurality of spectral Doppler images respectively corresponding to the plurality of sections, may determine a display order of a list of the plurality of spectral Doppler images based on a peak velocity value of blood flow, may display the ultrasound image of the object on a first region, and may display, on a second region, in the display order, spectral Doppler images whose peak velocity values of blood flow are greater than a preset value from among the plurality of spectral Doppler images of the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-min KANG, Eun-ho YANG
  • Publication number: 20190209136
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a method of displaying an ultrasound image. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus may include: a processor configured to acquire a Doppler signal corresponding to a sample volume, divide the Doppler signal into a plurality of sub-Doppler signals, generate a plurality of spectral Doppler signals by performing spectral analysis on each of the plurality of sub-Doppler signals, and generate, from the plurality of spectral Doppler signals, a spectral Doppler signal corresponding to the sample volume; and a display displaying the spectral Doppler signal corresponding to the sample volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woo-youl LEE, Eun-ho YANG, Gae-young CHO, Jin-bum KANG, Yang-mo YOO
  • Publication number: 20190209122
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a display; and a processor configured to acquire an ultrasound image of a two-dimensional (2D) cross-section including a first point representing a crux of a heart of a fetus and a second point representing a center of a spine, based on ultrasound image data of the fetus, display a first body axis including a line connecting the first point and the second point on the ultrasound image, display a first heart axis corresponding to a heart wall of the heart on the ultrasound image, and display an angle indicator indicating angle information about an angle between the first body axis and the first heart axis on the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-sik JANG, Jin-yong LEE
  • Publication number: 20190209129
    Abstract: A disclosed ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a probe to irradiate and receive ultrasonic waves, a correction member including an inspection object contact portion provided to be in contact with an inspection object and to be deformable according to the shape of the inspection object and a probe contact portion provided such that the probe is slidably moved and having a curved surface, a sensor to measure a distance between the probe and the probe contact portion or a force applied to the probe contact portion by the probe, and a probe driving device to slidingly move the probe on the curved surface of the probe contact portion and to move the probe so that the probe is brought in dose contact with the probe contact portion corresponding to information measured by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Ho CHOI
  • Patent number: 10342513
    Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a medical diagnostic apparatus that displays a medical image, including: modifying an operating state of the medical diagnostic apparatus from a first state to a second state based on sequential first user inputs; storing a history of a plurality of operating states respectively corresponding to the first user inputs; receiving a recovery input; selecting a third state from among the plurality of operating state included in the history, based on the recovery input; and modifying the operating state of the medical diagnostic apparatus from the second state to the third state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-kwon You, Jun-kyo Lee, Sung-yoon Kim, Gil-ju Jin
  • Publication number: 20190200960
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound medical imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the ultrasound medical imaging apparatus. The ultrasound medical imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and receive an ultrasound echo signal from the object; at least one processor configured to obtain ultrasound image data by using the ultrasound echo signal and generate ultrasound streaming image data of the object based on the ultrasound image data; and a communicator configured to transmit the ultrasound streaming image data to an external device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate ultrasound still image data based on the ultrasound image data when a preset event occurs, and the communicator is further configured to transmit the ultrasound still image data to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-seok KANG, Dae-hwan KIM, Mi-ae BYUN
  • Patent number: 10335114
    Abstract: A method of providing an ultrasound image via an ultrasound apparatus including a medical tool that is inserted into an object, the method includes: obtaining a plurality of steering images corresponding to a plurality of steering angles, selecting one of the plurality of steering images based on brightness information of the medical tool in each of the plurality of steering images, detecting a steering angle corresponding to the selected steering image, obtaining an ultrasound image including the medical tool by using the detected steering angle, and displaying the obtained ultrasound image on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-chan Park, Jung-ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20190192120
    Abstract: Provided are a method and ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for measuring and displaying an elasticity of an object. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a processor configured to obtain elasticity data of a measurement target region of an object, calculate elasticity values of a plurality of regions included in the measurement target region based on the elasticity data by using different calculating methods, and combine the calculated elasticity values of the plurality of regions to calculate a final elasticity value; and a display configured to display the final elasticity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwan CHOI, Jiyoung PARK
  • Patent number: 10327733
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire ultrasound data for an object including a first region and a second region used to determine a shape of the first region; a controller configured to extract the second region of the object from the ultrasound data, set at least one guide line corresponding to the first region, and measure the at least one guide line corresponding to the first region; and a display configured to display measurement information regarding the at least one guide line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-hee Lee, Gil-ju Jin
  • Patent number: 10327738
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging apparatus and a method for operating the ultrasound imaging apparatus are provided. When providing an elasticity value to a user, the reliability of the elasticity value is provided to the user to enable the user to easily determine whether the elasticity value is an appropriate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki-wan Choi, Hyoung-ki Lee, Jun-ho Park
  • Patent number: 10321891
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit of an electronic control brake system including a modulator block; a pair of master cylinder connection portions; a first valve row having a plurality of first valve accommodation bores; a second valve row having a plurality of second valve accommodation bores; a pair of low-pressure accumulator bores arranged in a bottom side of the modulator block in the lateral direction; pump accommodation bores; a pair of shuttle valve ESV accommodation bores arranged between the first valve row and the second valve row; a pair of driving force control valve TC accommodation bores arranged between wheel cylinder connection portions formed in the modulator block and the first valve row; and a pair of high-pressure accumulator bores arranged in the modulator block in a longitudinal direction, wherein the pair of high-pressure accumulator bores are formed to have an arrangement parallel to the motor accommodation bores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Sik Lee, Mi Jeoung Ahn
  • Patent number: 10321893
    Abstract: Provided is a method of generating an ultrasound image corresponding to a cross-section of interest, which is performed by an ultrasound imaging apparatus. Exemplary embodiments include a method of generating an ultrasound image corresponding to a cross-section of interest of an object by storing ultrasound echo signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of frames that constitute a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of the object, performing beamforming on a focal point on the cross-section of interest of the object, and generating beam focused data for the focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-youl Lee, Gil-ju Jin
  • Patent number: 10314562
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic probe and a method of manufacturing the same. The ultrasonic probe includes: a matching layer; a piezoelectric layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the matching layer and generates ultrasonic waves; and a backing layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer and includes plate-shaped carbon allotropes and a backing material provided between the plate-shaped carbon allotropes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Hun Song, Jae Moon Jo
  • Patent number: 10299763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging apparatus for dividing obtained ultrasound image information into pieces of image information in units of regions of a human body, mapping a body marker to the pieces of image information corresponding to the body marker, and outputting a result of mapping the body marker to the pieces of image information; and a method of controlling the same. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to obtain image information from an object, a controller configured to divide the obtained image information into pieces of image information in units of regions of a human body and map a body marker to the pieces of image information corresponding to the body marker, and a user interface unit configured to output a result of mapping the body marker to the pieces of image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Song, Jae Moon Jo, Chul An Kim, Min Ju Lee, Gil-Ju Jin
  • Publication number: 20190155329
    Abstract: Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of controlling the same. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a probe configured to acquire ultrasound image data with respect to an object by transmitting ultrasound signals to the object; a processor configured to obtain an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound image data, transmit the ultrasound image and a time stamp indicating a time point when the ultrasound image is obtained in real-time to a client apparatus, and store, in a memory, obtained ultrasound still cuts at respective first time intervals, together with the time stamp; and a communicator configured to receive a request for a still cut including a first time stamp from the client apparatus, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit to the client apparatus an ultrasound still cut corresponding to the first time stamp from among the stored obtained ultrasound still cuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Tae LEE, Yeon Ju LEE, Dae Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 10298849
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus including: an image producer configured to produce an image of an object; and an image information generator configured to identify the object, to receive geometry change information for the image of the object, and to generate extraction information corresponding to a geometry image of the object changed according to the geometry change information. Accordingly, it is possible to intuitively display a user's desired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sang Yoo, Mi Ae Byun
  • Patent number: 10292681
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound image providing apparatus and method. The ultrasound image providing apparatus includes an interface that displays a screen including a gain setting window which includes a plurality of slide bars for setting a plurality of time gain compensation (TGC) values of ultrasound image data, and receives, through the gain setting window, a user input for adjusting at least one selected from the sizes and number of slide bars, and a controller that performs control to update and display the gain setting window, based on the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-lai Park, Jae-moon Jo, Ji-un Im
  • Patent number: RE47414
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The probe includes a backing layer, a piezoelectric layer disposed on one side of the backing layer, a matching layer disposed on one side of the piezoelectric layer, a signal connector disposed inside the backing layer to transfer a signal to the piezoelectric layer, and a ground connector disposed outside the signal connector. The backing layer, the piezoelectric layer and the matching layer are sequentially disposed and the signal connector is electrically connected to the piezoelectric layer at the other side of the piezoelectric layer. The probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a stack of the backing layer, the piezoelectric layer and the matching layer, in which the piezoelectric layer is formed to have a certain curvature, thereby achieving performance improvement through minimization of interference from a signal connector and a ground connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil Ju Jin, Jae Yk Kim, Jin Woo Jung