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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:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Juinjet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Juinjet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method in which a portable medical device supports simultaneous imaging and monitoring applications. This portable device includes an external controller for receiving a PDA/MDA via a communication bus. An ultrasound scan head also is preferably attached to the external controller via an interconnect. In operation, real-time video feed of the patient may be acquired using the device and then displayed on the PDA/MDA. Using the ultrasound scan head in conjunction with the external controller, images may be acquired and displayed on the PDA/MDA, and vital sign monitoring of a single patient or multiple patients may be performed. Video feed, images and/or monitoring information may be transferred to a remote expert for review and analysis on the remote expert's communication device.