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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Inventor:
Todd Willsie, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/56 (2013.01); A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); G01S 7/52096 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); G01S 7/52017 (2013.01);
Abstract
Portable ultrasound systems and associated devices and methods for managing power in such systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for conserving power in a portable ultrasound system includes disabling one or more first amplifiers and/or at least one or more first analog to digital converters (ADCs) upon initiation of a first pulse repetition interval (PRI). The method further includes, upon initiation of a second PRI, enabling the one or more first amplifiers and/or the one or more of the first ADCs and disabling one or more second amplifiers of and/or one or more second ADCs.