EP3600059A4 - Dispositif à ultrasons portatif à haute performance - Google Patents

Dispositif à ultrasons portatif à haute performance Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3600059A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: high performance; handheld ultrasound; performance handheld; ultrasound; performance
Prior art date: 2017-03-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP18771485.2A

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German (de)

English (en)

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EP3600059A1 (fr

Inventor

Amin Nikoozadeh

Jung Woo Choe

Stefan Craciun

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Vave Health Inc

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Vave Health Inc

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2017-03-23

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2018-03-23

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2020-12-23

2017-03-27 Priority claimed from US15/470,798 external-priority patent/US11446003B2/en

2017-03-27 Priority claimed from US15/470,700 external-priority patent/US10856843B2/en

2017-03-27 Priority claimed from US15/470,793 external-priority patent/US10469846B2/en

2018-03-23 Application filed by Vave Health Inc filed Critical Vave Health Inc

2020-02-05 Publication of EP3600059A1 publication Critical patent/EP3600059A1/fr

2020-12-23 Publication of EP3600059A4 publication Critical patent/EP3600059A4/fr

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52079—Constructional features
- G01S7/5208—Constructional features with integration of processing functions inside probe or scanhead
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
- G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
- G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
- G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
- G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/003—Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
- G01S7/52034—Data rate converters
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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- G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
- G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52079—Constructional features
- G01S7/52082—Constructional features involving a modular construction, e.g. a computer with short range imaging equipment
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
- G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
- G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
- A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
- A61B8/4444—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device related to the probe
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
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- G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
- G01S7/52053—Display arrangements
- G01S7/52057—Cathode ray tube displays
- G01S7/52068—Stereoscopic displays; Three-dimensional displays; Pseudo 3D displays

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
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Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
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Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)

EP18771485.2A 2017-03-23 2018-03-23 Dispositif à ultrasons portatif à haute performance Withdrawn EP3600059A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201715467656A	2017-03-23	2017-03-23
US15/470,798 US11446003B2 (en)	2017-03-27	2017-03-27	High performance handheld ultrasound
US15/470,700 US10856843B2 (en)	2017-03-23	2017-03-27	Flag table based beamforming in a handheld ultrasound device
US15/470,793 US10469846B2 (en)	2017-03-27	2017-03-27	Dynamic range compression of ultrasound images
PCT/US2018/024059 WO2018175905A1 (fr)	2017-03-23	2018-03-23	Dispositif à ultrasons portatif à haute performance

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3600059A1 EP3600059A1 (fr)	2020-02-05
EP3600059A4 true EP3600059A4 (fr)	2020-12-23

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EP (1)	EP3600059A4 (fr)
AU (1)	AU2018237597A1 (fr)
CA (1)	CA3057587A1 (fr)
WO (1)	WO2018175905A1 (fr)

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- 2018-03-23 AU AU2018237597A patent/AU2018237597A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2018-03-23 EP EP18771485.2A patent/EP3600059A4/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2018-03-23 WO PCT/US2018/024059 patent/WO2018175905A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2018-03-23 CA CA3057587A patent/CA3057587A1/fr active Pending

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