Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprises an air chamber unit that includes a transducer slot, where the transducer slot is configured to receive a transducer assembly, the air chamber unit comprises at least one sealed cavity and each of the at least one sealed cavity is filled with one or more gases, and the transducer assembly comprises transducer elements configured to perform one or both of transmitting and receiving acoustic energy.

Abstract: A medical imaging system and a method of ultrasound imaging with a tracking system includes identifying a volume-of-interest from a first ultrasound image acquired from a first position and orientation, tracking the probe using the tracking system as the probe is moved to a second position and orientation, calculating an orientation adjustment that should be applied to the probe from the second position and orientation to bring the volume-of-interest within a field-of-view of the probe, and displaying both a tilt graphical indicator and a rotation graphical indicator on a display device to illustrate the orientation adjustment.

Abstract: A portable ultrasound machine, configured to be removably coupled to a supporting structure, includes a main body and a monitor connected to the main body by a joint. The main body has an upper surface with a control user interface, a lower surface resting in a housing seat of the supporting structure, and one or more side walls connecting the upper surface to the lower surface. The monitor has a front emitting side and a rear casing side. A communication interface between the machine and the supporting structure includes the joint, articulated such that the monitor is alternately movable in a first position parallel to the upper surface, with the front emitting side facing towards the upper surface, a second position substantially vertical above the upper surface, and a third position parallel to the lower surface, with the front emitting side facing towards the lower surface.

Abstract: A multi-pole connector has a first movable or plug-in connector member (30) with a plurality of electric contacts (131) supported by a terminal strip (31). The electric contacts are arranged in a pattern. The movable member (30) is designed to be mechanically and electrically coupled to a framework (1) which includes a second stationary, spring-biased connector member (5) which has at least one terminal strip (4, 4?) with a plurality of electric contact terminals (104, 104?) thereon, in the form of islands of material arranged in the same pattern. The movable member (30) is to be inserted into a fixed slide guide (103) and the connector member (5) is urged by springs (7) to bring terminal strips (4, 4?) into an electrical connection position with movable member (30) and a rotatable shaft (106) with cam (306) is used to move the stationary member (5) away from such position, to thereby permit release of the movable member (30).