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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Stephanie A. Barnes, Bothell, WA (US);
Steven M Bunce, Sedro Woolley, WA (US);
Bryan S. Cabatic, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake W. Little, Bothell, WA (US);
Bill Purdue, Mill Creek, WA (US);
John D. Schultz, Bothell, WA (US);
Kari L. Rice, Bothell, WA (US);
Stephanie A. Barnes, Bothell, WA (US);
Steven M Bunce, Sedro Woolley, WA (US);
Bryan S. Cabatic, Seattle, WA (US);
Blake W. Little, Bothell, WA (US);
Bill Purdue, Mill Creek, WA (US);
John D. Schultz, Bothell, WA (US);
Kari L. Rice, Bothell, WA (US);
SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a hand held ultrasound system having a balance body, a transducer assembly connected to said balance body via a communication means and a plurality of control elements arranged in an ergonomic fashion on said balance body, such that a user may hold said system and operate at least one of said control elements with the same hand. In particular a medical ultrasound system comprising a balance body incorporating system electronics, a power supply and a user interface wherein the user interface comprises a D-controller and a touch screen and a transducer assembly attached to the balanced body by a cable.