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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Joseph Washburn, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Dixon Voight, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Joseph Washburn, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Dixon Voight, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G03B 42/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 42/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); G01S 7/52084 (2013.01); A61B 8/0866 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user interface for controlling an ultrasound system comprises a display for displaying ultrasound data and a plurality of physical controls. At least one of the physical controls is configured to control multiple functions of the ultrasound system and has a user operable member providing physical actions that are associated with system parameters. The physical actions comprise rotational and translational movements, and each of the system parameters is associated with an ultrasound system action.