THERMOACOUSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO INTERFACE WITH AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210169453A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US16705285

    申请日:2019-12-06

    IPC分类号: A61B8/08 A61B8/00 G06T7/00

    摘要: A thermoacoustic system and method of use to receive an ultrasound system output from an ultrasound system, via an existing communication port on the ultrasound system. The thermoacoustic system includes a radio-frequency emitter, at least one thermoacoustic transducer, a processor, and a display that is integrated with the processor and configured to display an image that is a function of the ultrasound system output and data from the at least one thermoacoustic transducer. The thermoacoustic system is configured to perform an action, as a result of receiving the ultrasound system output.

    Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance data

    公开(公告)号:US11314617B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17504331

    申请日:2021-10-18

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F11/34 G06F11/30

    摘要: A method for an exchange of equipment performance data including the steps of: obtaining performance data of a device not having Internet connectivity; converting the performance data into a scannable code; capturing an image of the scannable code; decoding the scannable code using a computing device to extract an address string encoded in the scannable code, the address string comprising an address of a remote server and the performance data; and initiating, by the computing device, an Internet connection with the remote server using the address string thereby to provide the performance data to the remote server.

    Acoustically isolated thermoacoustic imaging probe and process of manufacture

    公开(公告)号:US10996163B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US17146773

    申请日:2021-01-12

    摘要: A thermoacoustic probe with an electromagnetic (EM) energy applicator, a thermoacoustic transducer, and a housing containing the applicator and thermoacoustic transducer and enabling an EM exit window and a transducer front face to be held flush with respect to each other. A first acoustic absorbing material is placed between the EM applicator and the transducer, between the EM applicator and the housing, and between the transducer and the housing as spacers; and a second acoustic absorbing material is injected between the EM applicator and the transducer, between the EM applicator and the housing, and between the transducer and the housing in the spaced gaps, wherein the first acoustic absorbing material and the second acoustic absorbing material are combined to form a sleeve covering the applicator sides and the transducer sides. The acoustic absorbing materials mitigate sound artifacts and noise resulting in cleaner signal data. In a preferred embodiment the applicator is a radio-frequency applicator, the transducer is a piezoelectric transducer, and the probe is utilizable for tissue imaging.

    Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance data

    公开(公告)号:US11574734B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17861927

    申请日:2022-07-11

    摘要: A method for exchange of equipment performance data includes the steps of: obtaining performance data of a communicatively-insulated device; converting the performance data into a scannable code; capturing an image of the scannable code; decoding the scannable code using a communicatively-enabled device to extract an address string encoded in the scannable code, the address string comprising an address of a remote server and the performance data; initiating, by the communicatively-enabled device, a communications link with the remote server using the address string thereby to provide the performance data to the remote server; performing, by the remote server, analytics on the performance data; and sending historic device performance data and/or analytical results to a remote computing device and/or sending a link to the historic device performance data and/or analytical results to the remote computing device; wherein the communicatively-insulated device is medical imaging equipment and wherein obtaining the performance data comprises scanning a phantom using the medical imaging equipment and/or acquiring medical imaging equipment sensor data and generating a system status report identifying one or more operational parameters of the medical imaging equipment.

    Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance data

    公开(公告)号:US11575760B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17861956

    申请日:2022-07-11

    摘要: A method for exchange of equipment performance data includes the steps of: obtaining performance data of a communicatively-insulated device; converting the performance data into a scannable code; capturing an image of the scannable code; decoding the scannable code using a communicatively-enabled device to extract an address string encoded in the scannable code, the address string comprising an address of a remote server and the performance data; initiating, by the communicatively-enabled device, a communications link with the remote server using the address string thereby to provide the performance data to the remote server; performing, by the remote server, analytics on the performance data; and sending historic device performance data and/or analytical results to a remote computing device and/or sending a link to the historic device performance data and/or analytical results to the remote computing device; wherein the communicatively-insulated device is packaging equipment and wherein obtaining the performance data comprises: running a calibration phantom through the packaging equipment; scanning the calibration phantom with a calibration unit; and using the calibration unit to generate a system status report identifying one or more operational parameters of the packaging equipment.

    Methods and systems for exchange of equipment performance data

    公开(公告)号:US11379343B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17704540

    申请日:2022-03-25

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F11/34 G06F11/30

    摘要: A method for an exchange of equipment performance data including the steps of: obtaining performance data of a device not having internet connectivity; converting the performance data into a scannable code; capturing an image of the scannable code; decoding the scannable code using a computing device to extract an address string encoded in the scannable code, the address string comprising an address of a remote server and the performance data; initiating, by the computing device, an internet connection with the remote server using the address string thereby to provide the performance data to the remote server; performing, by the remote server, analytics on the device performance data; and sending historic device performance data and/or analytical results to a remote computing device and/or sending a link to the historic device performance data and/or analytical results to the remote computing device; wherein the device is medical imaging equipment and wherein obtaining the performance data comprises scanning a phantom using the medical imaging equipment and generating a system status report identifying one or more operational parameters of the medical imaging equipment.