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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Benjamin A. Cohen, Tempe, AZ (US);
Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jeanette E. Southard, Park City, UT (US);
Shayne Messerly, Kaysville, UT (US);
Jay A. Muse, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kevin W. Stinger, Kaysville, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging device including the ability to determine when a component, such as a removable probe cap, is attached to a portion of an ultrasound probe. Such a cap is employed in one embodiment to act as a spacer component to provide a standoff for the probe head. Detection of probe cap attachment to the ultrasound probe enables the resultant ultrasound image to be adjusted automatically by the ultrasound imaging system. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system comprises an ultrasound probe, a cap or other component that is attachable to the probe, and a component attachment detection system for detecting attachment of the component to the probe. Once the cap is detected, an aspect of an ultrasound image produced by the imaging system is modified, such as cropping the image to remove undesired portions of the cap, such as the spacer component.