公开(公告)号：US11937983B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US18141450

申请日：2023-04-30

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： David Elgena ,  Matthew De Jong ,  Cristina Shin

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC分类号： A61B8/465 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5223

摘要： Aspects of the technology described herein include a processing device configured to display, on a touch-sensitive display screen of a processing device in operative communication with an ultrasound device, an ultrasound image, a movable measurement tool, and an icon that maintains a fixed distance from a portion of the measurement tool. The icon may be configured to modify the measurement tool, and the icon may not overlap the measurement tool.

公开(公告)号：US11670077B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17093616

申请日：2020-11-09

申请人： Butterfly Network, Inc.

发明人： Tomer Gafner ,  Matthew de Jonge ,  Robert Schneider ,  David Elgena ,  Alex Rothberg ,  Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Michal Sofka ,  Karl Thiele ,  Abraham Neben

IPC分类号： G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/02 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G06V10/44 ,  G06V40/60 ,  G06F18/2413 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V30/194 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

CPC分类号： G06V10/82 ,  A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/065 ,  A61B8/085 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/46 ,  A61B8/52 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/5223 ,  G06F18/24133 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/0014 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V10/454 ,  G06V30/194 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  G06V40/67 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4263 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  A61B2034/2065 ,  A61B2090/365 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3937 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/20221 ,  G06T2207/30048 ,  G06T2207/30061 ,  G06T2210/41 ,  G06V2201/03

摘要： Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject.

公开(公告)号：US11808899B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17548370

申请日：2021-12-10

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Kailiang Chen ,  Keith G. Fife ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Andrew J. Casper

IPC分类号： G01S7/52 ,  G01S7/527 ,  B06B1/02 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S7/5273 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52026 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01S15/8959 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

公开(公告)号：US11650301B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17088477

申请日：2020-11-03

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Liewei Bao ,  Kailiang Chen ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Nevada J. Sanchez

IPC分类号： G01S7/524 ,  G01S7/52

CPC分类号： G01S7/524 ,  G01S7/52034

摘要： Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multi-level pulser is described, which can support time-domain and spatial apodization. The multi-level pulser may be controlled through a software-defined waveform generator. In response to the execution of a computer code, the waveform generator may access master segments from a memory, and generate a stream of packets directed to pulsing circuits. The stream of packets may be serialized. A plurality of decoding circuits may modulate the streams of packets to obtain spatial apodization.

公开(公告)号：US11768282B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17682937

申请日：2022-02-28

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Kailiang Chen ,  Tyler S. Ralston ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC分类号： G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89 ,  A61B7/04 ,  G01S7/521

CPC分类号： G01S7/52022 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  G01S7/5205 ,  G01S7/5208 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S7/52047 ,  G01S15/8915 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  A61B7/04

摘要： Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multilevel pulser is described, which can provide bipolar pulses of multiple levels. The multilevel pulser includes a pulsing circuit and pulser and feedback circuit. Symmetric switches are also described. The symmetric switches can be positioned as inputs to ultrasound receiving circuitry to block signals from the receiving circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US11733363B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17460928

申请日：2021-08-30

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Tyler S. Ralston ,  Andrew J. Casper ,  Nevada J. Sanchez

IPC分类号： G01S7/52 ,  A61B8/00 ,  H04B11/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L69/324

CPC分类号： G01S7/5208 ,  A61B8/44 ,  A61B8/4411 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/565 ,  G01S7/52082 ,  H04B11/00 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L69/324

摘要： Programmable ultrasound probes and methods of operation are described. The ultrasound probe may include memory storing parameter data and may also include a parameter loader which loads the parameter data into programmable circuitry of the ultrasound probe. In some instances, the ultrasound probe may include circuitry grouped into modules which may be repeatable and which may be coupled together to allow data to be exchanged between the modules.

公开(公告)号：US12109066B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17889823

申请日：2022-08-17

申请人： BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.

发明人： Alex Rothberg

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC分类号： A61B8/42 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/4245 ,  A61B8/5215 ,  A61B8/5253 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/565

摘要： A method includes: determining, by a host device, a predetermined path including a first tilt from which a target anatomical view is available and a second tilt from which the target anatomical view is not available, where the predetermined path has a pivot of fewer than 180 degrees about an anatomical area; instructing, by the host device, an operator to pivot an ultrasound device along the predetermined path by displaying a display on the host device; receiving a first ultrasound image depicting the target anatomical view and a second ultrasound image not depicting the target anatomical view based on ultrasound data collected by the ultrasound device while pivoting along the predetermined path; and identifying that the first ultrasound image depicts the target anatomical view. The predetermined path is determined prior to collecting the first ultrasound image and the second ultrasound image.

公开(公告)号：US11712547B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17093098

申请日：2020-11-09

申请人： MATERNA MEDICAL, INC.

发明人： Mark Juravic

IPC分类号： A61B17/42 ,  A61M29/00 ,  A61D1/10 ,  A61M29/02 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/00

CPC分类号： A61M29/00 ,  A61B17/42 ,  A61D1/10 ,  A61M29/02 ,  A61B2017/00022 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/00398 ,  A61B2090/061 ,  A61M2205/8237 ,  A61M2210/1475

摘要： Systems for the treatment and prevention of pelvic dysfunction are provided. In one embodiment, a vaginal dilation device includes a handle portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion is configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The shaft portion can include a distal tip region, a spine region, and a distal arm region connecting the distal tip region to the spine region. The spine region can extend distally from the handle portion to the distal arm region, and can be generally tubular in shape. The distal arm region can be generally conical in shape and be configured to provide a gradual increase in diameter from the distal tip region to the spine region. Methods of use are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11690595B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US16379093

申请日：2019-04-09

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Nevada J. Sanchez ,  Graham Peyton ,  Hamid Soleimani

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/4236 ,  A61B8/56 ,  G01S7/52017 ,  G01S15/8906

摘要： Aspects of the technology described herein relate to wirelessly offloading, from a wearable ultrasound device, ultrasound data sufficient for forming one or more ultrasound images therefrom. The wearable ultrasound device may include an ultrasound patch. Indications that may be monitored with such a device, and therapeutic uses that may be provided by such a device, are also described. Methods and apparatuses are also described for compounding multilines of ultrasound data on an ultrasound device configured to collect the ultrasound data. Additionally, certain aspects of the technology relate to non-uniform grouping of ultrasound transducers that share a transmit/receive circuit in an ultrasound device.

公开(公告)号：US11672179B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16666238

申请日：2019-10-28

申请人： BFLY Operations, Inc.

发明人： Jonathan M. Rothberg ,  Susan A. Alie ,  Jaime Scott Zahorian ,  Paul Francis Cristman ,  Keith G. Fife

IPC分类号： B23P19/00 ,  H05K13/04 ,  H01L41/27 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H05K3/36

CPC分类号： H01L41/27 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H05K3/361 ,  H05K2201/10977 ,  H05K2203/0726

摘要： An ultrasound-on-a-chip device has an ultrasonic transducer substrate with plurality of transducer cells, and an electrical substrate. For each transducer cell, one or more conductive bond connections are disposed between the ultrasonic transducer substrate and the electrical substrate. Examples of electrical substrates include CMOS chips, integrated circuits including analog circuits, interposers and printed circuit boards.