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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. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Juinjet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Inventor:
Juinjet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods in which real-time ubiquitous imaging is feasible in local areas, such as inside a clinic, hospital room or doctor office are shown. This is achieved by designing a wireless network having a central processing server with, for example, distributed broadband acquisition and video bus capability. Remote access is possible using store-and-forward image transfer over a wide area network. With these capabilities, a physician can use a handheld transducer (such as an ultrasound transducer) as a basic tool to facilitate diagnostic decisions similar to the way a stethoscope is used today.