Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

William Hollman

Jay N Wilkins

Robert Mesaros

Yas Matsui

John Russell Murkowski

Ulrich H Rankers

Randall Dean Lord

The control panel of an ultrasound system can be moved laterally from one side of the ultrasound system to the other, enabling an operator to more comfortably operate the ultrasound system while scanning a patient located to the side of the ultrasound system. The control panel locks in its central home position and can be moved linearly to either side of the home position. Detents serve to retain the control panel at different lateral locations. Preferably the control panel can swivel independently of its lateral articulation.

Diagnostic ultrasound system cart with laterally articulating control panel

A cart-borne ultrasound system is described which includes a portable cart holding the electronic circuitry of the ultrasound system, a control panel for controlling the ultrasound system, and a display. The control panel is supported by an articulating mechanism which enables the control panel to be raised and lowered to accommodate operators of different height, and enables the control panel to move toward and away from the user to accommodate users in the sitting or standing positions. In a preferred embodiment the articulating mechanism comprises a parallelogram-shaped linkage which also maintains a constant angle of inclination of the control panel as it is raised and lowered.

Diagnostic ultrasound system cart with variable elevation control panel

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Lake Forest Park, WA, United States of America

William Hollman