Portable headset
Arrangements described herein relate to a headset. The headset includes a device. The device includes a transducer configured to interact with a head of a subject. The headset further includes a manually-operated registration system configured to delineate a workspace of the transducer at the head of the subject.
1. A headset comprising:
a device comprising a transducer configured to collect data with respect to a head of a subject, wherein the transducer is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy waves with respect to the head of the subject;
a registration system coupled to the device and configured to register the transducer with respect to the head of the subject; and
one or more registration markers in the registration system configured to be moved within limits of a registration window to be aligned with one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject to delineate a region at the head within which movement of the transducer is restricted based on an area bounded by the one or more registration markers such that the transducer is configured to move within the area bounded by the one or more registration markers during operation of the device when the transducer is collecting the data of the head of the subject.
2. The headset of claim 1 , further comprising a housing encasing at least a portion of the device, wherein the registration system is located at the housing of the device.
3. The headset of claim 2 , wherein the registration system comprises the registration window configured to be aligned with the one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject.
4. The headset of claim 3 , wherein the registration window comprises a transparent narrow slot penetrating through the housing such that the head of the subject is visible through the registration window.
5. The headset of claim 3 , wherein the registration window comprises the one or more registration markers configured to be moved within the registration window.
6. The headset of claim 5 , wherein the one or more registration markers comprise a line spanning a length of the registration window.
7. The headset of claim 3 , wherein the one or more registration markers are configured to be slidably positioned along the registration window to be aligned with the one or more anatomical landmarks of the head of the subject.
8. The headset of claim 7 , wherein the one or more registration markers comprise a first registration marker at a first position along the registration window and a second registration marker at a second position along the registration window such that the first and second positions delineate the region at the head of the subject within which movement of the transducer is restricted.
9. The headset of claim 8 , wherein the first position is aligned with an eye of the subject and the second position is aligned with an ear of the subject.
10. The headset of claim 7 , wherein the device comprises a linear encoder configured to convert positions of the registration window and the one or more registration markers into electrical signals to delineate the region at the head of the subject within which movement of the transducer is restricted.
11. The headset of claim 3 , further comprising a track, wherein the housing is coupled to the track and configured to slide along the track with respect to the head of the subject.
12. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the track is located adjacent the head of the subject so that the housing is configured to slide along a side of the head of the subject.
13. The headset of claim 12 , wherein the housing is configured to slide along the track after the registration window is aligned with the one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject to position the transducer in the region at the head of the subject.
14. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the housing is configured to slide along the track for a predetermined distance.
15. The headset of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined distance is in a range from 0.5 inches to 2.5 inches.
16. The headset of claim 11 , further comprising a tab, wherein responsive to actuation of the tab, the housing is configured to slide along the track.
17. The headset of claim 3 , further comprising a tilt hinge, wherein the housing is configured to rotate about the tilt hinge about a same axis as that of the head of the subject.
18. The headset of claim 17 , wherein the tilt hinge is located adjacent the head of the subject so that the housing is configured to rotate along a side of the head of the subject.
19. The headset of claim 17 , further comprising a tab, wherein responsive to actuation of the tab, the housing is configured to rotate about the tilt hinge.
20. The headset of claim 1 , further comprising a body configured to receive the head of the subject.
21. The headset of claim 20 , wherein the device and the registration system are attached to the body.
22. The headset of claim 21 , wherein the device is located at an edge of the body and positioned to be adjacent a side of the received head of the subject.
23. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the device is connected to the registration system.
24. The headset of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises blood flow characteristics of the subject.
25. A headset comprising:
a device comprising a transducer configured to interact with a head of a subject, wherein the transducer is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy waves with respect to the head of the subject;
a registration system coupled to the device and configured to register the transducer with respect to the head of the subject; and
two or more registration markers in the registration system configured to be moved within limits of a registration window to be aligned with one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject to delineate a region at the head within which movement of the transducer is restricted based on an area bounded by the two or more registration markers such that the transducer is configured to move within the area bounded by the two or more registration markers between the two or more registration markers during operation of the device.
26. A headset comprising:
a device comprising;
a transducer configured to collect data with respect to a head of a subject, wherein the transducer is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy waves with respect to the head of the subject; and
robotics configured to move the transducer with respect to the head of the subject;
a registration system coupled to the device and configured to register the transducer with respect to the head of the subject; and
one or more registration markers in the registration system configured to be moved within limits of a registration window to be aligned with one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject to delineate a region at the head within which movement of the transducer is restricted based on an area bounded by the one or more registration markers such that the transducer is configured to move within the area bounded by the one or more registration markers during operation of the device when the transducer is collecting the data of the head of the subject.
27. The headset of claim 26 , wherein the registration system controls the robotics to restrict the movement of the transducer to within the region at the head of the subject.
28. A method of making a headset, comprising:
providing a device comprising a transducer configured to collect data with respect to a head of a subject, wherein the transducer is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy waves with respect to the head of the subject;
providing a registration system coupled to the device and configured to register the transducer with respect to the head of the subject; and
providing one or more registration markers in the registration system configured moved within limits of a registration window to be aligned with one or more anatomical features of the head of the subject to delineate a region at the head within which movement of the transducer is restricted based on an area bounded by the one or more registration markers such that the transducer is configured to move within the area bounded by the one or more registration markers during operation of the device.