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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Michael Brodsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Alice Chiang, Weston, MA (US);
Xingbai He, Andover, MA (US);
William M. Wong, Milton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Brodsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Alice Chiang, Weston, MA (US);
Xingbai He, Andover, MA (US);
William M. Wong, Milton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Teratech Corporation, Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); G01S 7/5208 (2013.01); G01S 7/52085 (2013.01); G01S 7/52095 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); G01S 15/8927 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01); G01S 7/52082 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging system and method in which a transducer assembly in a probe housing in which sub-array beamforming and multiplexing operations are performed in the probe housing. The probe housing can be connected to a processor housing in which a second beamforming operation can be performed to generate images for display. The processor housing can be a handheld ultrasound display device for portable use.