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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Christopher Howard, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek Jensen, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Sebastian Tomaszewski, Kenmore, WA (US);
Marnie Hamp, Kirkland, WA (US);
Craig Chamberlain, Seattle, WA (US);
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of ultrasound systems and methods for using the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, an ultrasound system includes a mobile computing device configured to be wirelessly coupled to the ultrasound scanner and display an ultrasound image based on reflections of ultrasound, and a docking station to support the mobile computing device. The ultrasound system also includes a processor system configured to enable the ultrasound system with additional ultrasound features when the mobile computing device is supported by the docking station, which are unavailable to the ultrasound system when the mobile computing device is unsupported by the docking station.