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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1999
Michael H. Slayton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peter G. Barthe, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Paul Jaeger, Mesa, AZ (US);
Vadim Kouklev, Tempe, AZ (US);
Guided Therapy Systems, Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);
Abstract
A peripheral ultrasound imaging system for connection to a personal computing device or a computer network which enables real time ultrasound imaging without additional modules and without the need to modify, augment or replace the existing central processing unit. The peripheral ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound probe, an electronic apparatus capable of sending and receiving signals to and from the ultrasound probe, a hardware link connecting the electronic apparatus to a personal computer or computer network, and a software program for controlling the ultrasound probe, the electronic apparatus, and the hardware link. The ultrasound probe is connected to the electronic apparatus and the electronic apparatus is in turn connected to a personal computing device or a computer network.