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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2020
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Paul Thienphrapa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sean Joseph Kyne, Brookline, MA (US);
Molly Lara Flexman, Melrose, MA (US);
Ameet Kumar Jain, Boston, MA (US);
Sibo Li, Waltham, MA (US);
Kunal Vaidya, Boston, MA (US);
Marcin Arkadiusz Balicki, Cambridge, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The following relates generally to systems and methods of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) automation. Some aspects relate to a TEE probe with ultrasonic transducers on a distal end of the TEE probe. In some implementations, if a target is in a field of view (FOV) of the ultrasonic transducers, an electronic beam steering of the probe is adjusted; if the target is at an edge of the FOV, both the electronic beam steering and mechanical joints of the probe are adjusted; and if the target is not in the FOV, only the mechanical joints of the probe are adjusted.