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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jean Bulte, Peymeinade, FR;
Jean-Francois Gelly, Mougins, FR;
Geir Ultveit Haugen, Stabekk, NO;
Bruno H. Haider, Rehoboth Beach, DE (US);
Gilles Thouret, Valbonne, FR;
Julia Labrune, Antibes, FR;
Delphine Cotta, Vallauris, FR;
Ryan Rindler, Denver, CO (US);
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring ultrasound probe health is provided. The method includes acquiring test data from a plurality of elements of an ultrasound probe by, for each of the plurality of elements, transmitting an ultrasonic signal from one of the elements and receiving a signal on two or more of the elements based on the transmitted ultrasonic signal. The method includes automatically analyzing the test data from the elements to determine a health report for the ultrasound probe. The health report includes a health status for each of a plurality of components of the ultrasound probe. At least one of the components is not part of a transducer array. The method includes automatically displaying the health report on a display device. The health report includes information for at least one of the components.