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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Trond Kierulf, Asgardstrand, NO;
Anders Herman Torp, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Trond Kierulf, Asgardstrand, NO;
Anders Herman Torp, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasound probe comprises a body terminating at a nose, an ultrasound transducer adjacent the nose and facing a first direction, and a touchpad zone to detect a sliding gesture of a first digit. The first touchpad zone extends along a first surface facing a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.