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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventor:
Eric G. Nestler, Long Beach Township, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ANALOG DEVICES, INC., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52047 (2013.01); A61B 8/5215 (2013.01); G01S 7/52003 (2013.01); G01S 15/8915 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); G01S 7/52095 (2013.01); G01S 15/8927 (2013.01); G01S 15/8997 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sampled analog beamformer for ultrasound beamforming includes an array of transducers for transmitting analog signals and receiving reflected analog signals, and a sampled analog filter for filtering the received reflected analog. The sampled analog filter includes a delay line for adding a delay to each of the received reflected analog signals. Using a sampled analog filter in an ultrasound beamforming system reduces the power usage of the system and decreases the number of components in the system.