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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Maui Imaging, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David M. Smith, Lodi, CA (US);
Sharon L. Adam, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald F. Specht, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Brewer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John P. Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
David J. Specht, San Jose, CA (US);
MAUI IMAGING, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of calibrating an ultrasound probe includes mounting an ultrasound probe onto a calibration system, transmitting an ultrasound test signal from an element of the probe through a test medium of the calibration system, and receiving the test signal on a matrix of hydrophones such that an element's position relative to other elements and other arrays within the same probe can be computed. Further, the system described herein is configured to detect the acoustic performance of elements of a probe and report the results to an end user or service provider.