Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Servio Logic Corp.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation

Jon M Knight

Tat-Jin Teo

Richard Romley

Richard A Williamson

Roger W Biros

The systems and methods described herein allow for the application of a bias voltage to one or more transducers implemented within a medical ultrasound imaging system. Bias circuitry is placed within an imaging device and used to apply a DC bias to one or more transducers requiring a DC bias to operate. The one or more transducers can be fabricated in a semiconductor manufacturing process and integrated with the bias circuitry on a common semiconductor substrate. Also provided is a method for operating the one or more transducers and bias circuitry using a communication channel having two signal lines.

Integrated bias circuitry for ultrasound imaging devices configured to image the interior of a living being

An infrared communication system for transmitting a digital bit stream by telemetry in the presence of background radiation wherein each bit in the data stream is represented by a signature set of pulses designating either a binary one or a binary zero. A receiver detecting an infrared signal filters the signal to detect the signature sets of pulses generated by the transmitter. The pulses are transmitted according to a specific communications protocol.

High speed infrared communications system using pulse sets

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Jon M Knight