公开(公告)号：US20170360413A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15629666

申请日：2017-06-21

Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Christopher Thomas McNulty ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12 ,  B06B1/02

CPC classification number: A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4236 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4444 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/465 ,  A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/56 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B1/0622

Abstract: A universal ultrasound device having an ultrasound probe includes a semiconductor die; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers integrated on the semiconductor die, the plurality of ultrasonic transducers configured to operate a first mode associated with a first frequency range and a second mode associated with a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range is at least partially non-overlapping with the second frequency range; and control circuitry configured to: control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the first frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the first mode; and control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to generate and/or detect ultrasound signals having frequencies in the second frequency range, in response to receiving an indication to operate the ultrasound probe in the second mode.