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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Bernard Joseph Savord, Andover, MA (US);
Antonia Cornelia Van Rens, Nuenen, NL;
Sotir Filipov Ouzounov, Eindhoven, NL;
McKee Dunn Poland, Andover, MA (US);
Nik Ledoux, Merrimack, NH (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/56 (2013.01); G01S 7/52023 (2013.01); G01S 7/5208 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G01S 7/52095 (2013.01); G01S 7/52096 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); G10K 11/341 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe has a two dimensional matrix array transducer and a digital microbeamformer. The microbeamformer comprises a plurality of transmitters and amplifiers coupled to elements of the array transducer, a plurality of low power analog to digital converters and digital beamforming circuitry coupled to the amplifiers, a microbeamformer controller, a power supply and a USB controller which cumulatively consume three watts or less.