公开(公告)号：US20210330291A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17239920

申请日：2021-04-26

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Yasuo Yoshikawa ,  Mitsuhiro Nozaki

IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract: Various ultrasonic probes and ultrasonic apparatuses are provided in which the size of an area of contact with a patient is reduced while maintaining the strength of a housing of the ultrasonic probe. In an exemplary aspect, the ultrasonic probe includes a housing for housing an array of transducer elements and an acoustic lens disposed in an end portion of said housing. The housing includes a first portion in which an acoustic lens is disposed and a second portion. The first portion is constructed, at least in part, from a first material having a Young's modulus of 40 GPa or higher and also having electrical insulation.

公开(公告)号：US20180256132A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15454001

申请日：2017-03-09

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Menachem Halmann ,  Mitsuhiro Nozaki

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: A61B8/40 ,  A61B8/4227 ,  A61B8/4236 ,  A61B8/4254 ,  A61B8/488

Abstract: A method and system are provided for operating an ultrasound system. The method and system acquire ultrasound data with an ultrasound probe according to at least one of: i) an examination protocol while maintaining an ultrasound probe against a patient region of interest as a patient is moved between first and second examination related positions in connection with the examination protocol; or ii) a monitoring protocol during which an ultrasound probe is maintained against a patient region of interest. The method and system collect probe position information and based on the probe position information, identify a patient movement based (PMB) transition of the probe. The method and system direct the ultrasound system to automatically perform an examination related task in connection with identifying the PMB transition.