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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2002
Jay Wilkins, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert Mesaros, Bothell, WA (US);
Yas Matsui, Redmond, WA (US);
Randall Dean Lord, Mukilteo, WA (US);
John Russell Murkowski, Seattle, WA (US);
William Hollman, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Ulrich Rankers, Livermore, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A cart-borne ultrasound system is described which includes a portable cart holding the electronic circuitry of the ultrasound system, a control panel for controlling the ultrasound system, and a display. The control panel is supported by an articulating mechanism which enables the control panel to be raised and lowered to accommodate operators of different height, and enables the control panel to move toward and away from the user to accommodate users in the sitting or standing positions. In a preferred embodiment the articulating mechanism comprises a parallelogram-shaped linkage which also maintains a constant angle of inclination of the control panel as it is raised and lowered.