Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Martha Wilson

Mckee Dunn Poland

Wojtek Sudol

Bernard Joseph Savord

John Douglas Fraser

William J Ossmann

David W Rust

Anthony M Gades

Christopher William Fleming

Dino Francesco Cuscuna

Heather Knowles

David Garner

David Chang Garner

Kevin Appareti

Denise Marie Haley

David Rust

Denise Haley

Bill Ossmann

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

An ultrasound transducer () comprises a combined individual die integrated circuit () and an array of acoustic elements () coupled to the combined individual die integrated circuit via an array of flip-chip bumps (). The combined individual die integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit die () aligned with at least one additional integrated circuit die (,()). In addition, the first integrated circuit die, the at least one additional die integrated circuits, and the array of acoustic elements together form a large aperture transducer array.

Transducer arrays for medical ultrasound and method of making the same

A third matching layer () affording wide bandwidth for an ultrasound matrix probe is made of polyethylene, and may extend downwardly to surround the array (S) and attach to the housing to seal the array (S).

Wide bandwidth matrix transducer with polyethylene third matching layer

A portable 3D ultrasound device having an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound transducer includes a transducer array with a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a plurality of dimensions, the transducer array including an emitter to emit ultrasound energy, a receiver to receive responses generated in accordance with the ultrasound energy, a plurality of sub-array beamformers, a signal processor to convert the generated responses into a 3D ultrasound image and a display unit to display the 3D ultrasound image.

Portable 3D ultrasound system

Acoustic imaging systems are provided. A preferred system includes a transducer lens configured to mate with a transducer body. The transducer lens is configured to propagate acoustic energy. Preferably, the transducer lens is formed, at least partially, of an acoustic-matching material, which exhibits acoustic properties corresponding to acoustic properties of a body to be imaged. Methods also are provided.

Acoustic imaging system with non-focusing lens

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