Hand-held medical imaging system with thumb controller and associated systems and methods
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
Oct 31, 2017
Issued Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Apr 18, 2014
filing date -
Apr 18, 2014
priority date (Note) -
In Force
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
A portable ultrasound system having a thumb controller is disclosed herein. A portable ultrasound system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a transducer device and a hand-held base unit removably coupled to the transducer device. The base unit is configured to perform an ultrasound scan and to produce a split screen display. The split screen display includes an active image area at which images of a patient obtained from ultrasound signals received by the transducer device are displayed. The split screen display also includes a thumb control area that is accessible by a user's thumb when holding the portable ultrasound system. For example, the thumb control area can include a thumbwheel having one or more controls that can be selectively activated by the user's thumb when holding the portable ultrasound system and are rotatable on and off of the thumb control area.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
- [Classification Symbol]
- [Patents Count]
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully