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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
David E Burris, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Richard W Henderson, Fremont, CA (US);
John R Dovala, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas J Markiewicz, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anastasia M Mikula-Curtis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joseph J Molinari, Redwood City, CA (US);
Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A diagnostic medical imaging ultrasound system comprises a flat panel display device to provide ultrasound images to an operator. The flat panel display device produces an image with sufficient contrast ratio, response time, and angular fidelity to display high-quality ultrasound images. The display device is secured to an ultrasound system cart and can be positioned away from the cart. The display device can also be secured to a structure that is physically independent from an ultrasound image generator and can be ergonomically positioned with respect to a patient and operator for superior ergonomics.