Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

Timothy Fred Nordgren

Joseph L Ungari

Donald G Killam

Deborah K Imling

Ronald E McKeighen

James Robertson Jago

John Douglas Fraser

Andrew Lee Robinson

Dennis Dean Clark

Scott Owen Schweizer

Glenn Steven Arche

Douglas Maxwell

Tracy C Brechbiel

Kip R Nelson

David M Becker

Gyke McCardle

Deborah Imling

Brian K Moist

Larry L Harman

Scott Easterbrook

Gregory J Friend

David Rust

James R Mniece

Ultrasound imaging systems are provided. An ultrasound system according to some embodiments includes a console configured to selectively communicate with a first ultrasound imaging device and a second ultrasound imaging device. The console includes a housing, a computing device disposed within the housing, and a connector receptacle assembly coupled to the housing. The connector receptacle assembly includes a first connector bank including a first plurality of electrical connections; and a second connector bank including a second plurality of electrical connections. The connector receptacle assembly is selectively matable to a first connector of the first ultrasound imaging device via only the first connector bank and to a second connector of the second ultrasound imaging device via the first and second connector banks.

Connectors for ultrasound imaging system

A control panel may include a control surface and a plurality of user control areas at fixed locations along the control surface, a sealing layer extending continuously over the user control areas, wherein the sealing layer includes at least one topographical feature associated with at least one of the user control areas, and a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer provided at the at least one user control area, the a pressure-sensitive capacitive touch layer configured to detect a touch associated with an amount of pressure applied to the control surface at the at least one user control area and invoke a user control function associated with the at least one user control area responsive to the touch only if the amount of pressure exceeds a threshold amount.

Sealed control panel for medical equipment

A magnetic connection system suitable for use with a wireless ultrasound probe which utilizes a plurality of magnets to facilitate coupling between said probe and a diagnostic or clinical device in a manner which minimizes the effects of stray magnetic fields on the device.

Magnetic diagnostic probe connector system

An ultrasound probe is provided for imaging and diagnosing areas of interest that are in immediate contact with the probe. The probe provides an integrated standoff comprised of a rubber material having optimal acoustic characteristics. The lens is directly applied to the transducer and the standoff is applied to the lens such that the focal zone is placed at the area immediately below the patient contact surface of the probe. The lens material also encapsulates the transducer and provides reliable protection against electrical shock. The standoff is also separated from the surface being examined by a cap comprised of a biocompatible elastomer having high chemical and abrasive resistance that enables the probe to be easily sterilized and disinfected and provides further protection against electrical shock. The use of a standoff with optimal acoustic properties in, combination with the arrangement of the lens, standoff and cap provides a probe with a focal zone placed at the area immediately below the probe. The lens, standoff and cap are spatially arranged to minimize the volume of the distal transducer section and overall probe such that the probe is easy to manipulate.

Intraoperative ultrasound probe with an integrated acoustic standoff

Intraoperative ultrasound probes are described having contoured side surfaces which enable the probe to be held between the fingers of a surgeon during a surgical ultrasound procedure. The probes advantageously permit the surgeon to conduct a tactile examination of organs of a patient with the hand and fingertips while holding the probe.

Intraoperative ultrasound probes for ultrasonic examination during

An intraoperative ultrasonic transducer probe is described comprising a handle section and a transducer section which resemble a tiny leg and foot. The two sections are obtusely angled relative to each other so that the physician may continue to clearly view the surgical site while holding and manipulating the probe. The extension of the transducer section away from its point of attachment to the handle section results in the toe of the foot being insertable under unincised tissue, enabling the surgeon to ultrasonically examine organs and tissue peripheral to the surgical site and to follow a vessel even beyond the incision. The transducer section is completely encapsulated in a rubberlike material which electrically insulates the transducer from the patient, enables the probe to be easily sterilized, and further provides an inherent standoff between the transducer and the contact surface of the probe. Thus, the transducer can be focused immediately at the skin line of the organ or vessel which is in contact with the probe. The probe can be easily assembled by providing termination assemblies for attaching coaxial cable conductors to the printed circuit board assembly of the probe.

Intraoperative ultrasound probe

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Bothell, WA, United States of America

Timothy Fred Nordgren