Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Dino Francesco Cuscuna

Kathryn Jinks

Mckee Dunn Poland

John Douglas Fraser

David W Rust

Anthony M Gades

Christopher William Fleming

John Bench Caswell

Martha Wilson

Sujith Kanakasabhapathi

Eugenijus Jagminas

David Chang Garner

Kevin Appareti

Denise Marie Haley

Michael Peszynski

Andrea Laghi

Kathryn Therese Jinks

Eduardo Ortiz Vazquez

Michael J Wight

Nikolas Keith Ledoux

Edward Chan

A bending neck comprising a plurality of pivotally connected hollow links is formed by machining a tube to form individual, pivotally connected links. A second tube may be located inside the first tube and simultaneously machined with the first tube. Grooves are formed on opposite sides of the outer surface of the second tube to provide a passageway for control cables which control the articulation of the links. In a second implementation indentations are formed in the side of the single tube to form ring-like projections into the inner lumen of each link, through which the control cables may pass.

Single piece bending neck for an articulating ultrasound probe

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for coupling a flexible circuit to a printed circuit board (PCB) with an interposer in an ultrasound probe are disclosed. A bolster plate configured to compress the PCB, interposer, and flexible circuit against a transducer mount is disclosed. A method of coupling a bolster plate to a transducer mount with fasteners is disclosed. Fasteners that do not pass through the PCB, interposer, and flexible circuit are disclosed.

Interposer electrical interconnect coupling methods, apparatuses, and systems

A bending neck for an articulating ultrasound probe has a variable configuration whereby different sections of the bending neck can be bent into different curvatures. In one implementation a rigid member is extended into the bending neck, setting the deflection point for a section of the bending neck at the end of the rigid member. In another implementation the links of the bending neck have different lengths, causing different sections to have different radii of maximum curvature. In another implementation the bending neck is encased in a sheath which exhibits regions of different durometer, thickness, or spacing of points of attachment to the bending neck.

Variable configuration bending neck for an articulating ultrasound probe

A medical imaging device connector assembly () for connecting a medical imaging device () to a terminal of a medical imaging system () is provided. The medical imaging device connector assembly includes a first housing () including an opening () sized and shaped to receive at least one electrical connector (), a second housing (), a first internal frame () configured to be secured to the first housing, a second internal frame () configured to be secured to the second housing, and at least one printed circuit board () disposed between the first internal frame and the second internal frame when the first internal frame is secured to the second internal frame.

Medical imaging device connector assembly

An interposer with a spring on a surface of the interposer is disclosed. The spring may apply a force to a surface of a component adjacent to the interposer. The interposer may be secured to the surface by a fastener. The fastener may be offset from the center of the interposer. The fastener may be a fulcrum of a lever including the interposer and the spring. The spring may cause a portion of the interposer on the other side of the fastener from the spring to apply an increased amount of pressure to the surface to which the interposer is secured. A transesophageal exam ultrasound probe including an interposer is disclosed.

Interposer electrical interconnect with spring

A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, an acquisition circuit, a transceiver and a battery. The probe also includes a loudspeaker which produces audible sounds as a function of the range between the wireless probe and a host system. When the probe is within a near field range of the host system, the loudspeaker is silent. But if the probe is moved to an intermediate or a far field range from the host system, the loudspeaker sounds an alert. This audible alert can be used to locate the probe by transmitting a paging signal which, upon reception by the probe, causes the probe to sound its alert. If the probe is moved to an unauthorized location where it is within range of a transmitter or receiver, the reception of a signal by the probe, the transmitter, or receiver will sound an alert signaling the unauthorized presence of the wireless probe.

Wireless ultrasound probe asset tracking

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Dino Francesco Cuscuna