Abstract: A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. The instrument includes a transducer array mounted in a hand-held enclosure, with an integrated circuit transceiver connected to the elements of the array just behind the transducer. The transceiver is controlled by, and provides received echo signals to, a digital beamformer mounted in the hand-held enclosure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 1997
Date of Patent:
April 13, 1999
Assignee:
SonoSight, Inc.
Inventors:
Blake W. Little, Lauren S. Plflugrath, Juin-Jet Hwang
Abstract: A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. The instrument includes a transducer array mounted in a hand-held enclosure, with an integrated circuit transceiver connected to the elements of the array for the reception of echo signals. A digital beamformer is located in the hand-held enclosure for forming ultrasonic scanlines from the echo signals received by the elements of the array.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 27, 1997
Date of Patent:
October 6, 1998
Assignee:
SonoSight, Inc.
Inventors:
William R. Ogle, Larry Greisel, Blake W. Little, Justin Coughlin, Steven G. Danielson, Lauren S. Pflugrath
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