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Granted Patent B2
US 11,813,115 · App. 17/021,269 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Portable ultrasound apparatus, portable ultrasound system and diagnosing method using ultrasound

Inventors: Gil-ju Jin (Gangwon-do, KR); Mi-jeoung Ahn (Gangwon-do, KR); Hyoung-jin Kim (Gangwon-do, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
A61B8/4427A61B8/4444A61B8/4477A61B8/465A61B8/464
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Patent No.
US 11,813,115
App. No.
17/021,269
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a portable ultrasound apparatus, a portable ultrasound system, and an ultrasound diagnosis method performed by using the portable ultrasound apparatus. The portable ultrasound apparatus includes at least two probes having different specifications; a first display unit for displaying an ultrasound image; and a second display unit for displaying a control screen.

Claims (23)

1. A method for displaying an ultrasound image using a portable ultrasound displaying apparatus comprising at least two probes having respective specifications different from each other, the method comprising:

sensing a physical status or an electrical status of the at least two probes with respect to an object;

recognizing one of the at least two probes as a currently-activated probe based on a sensing result of the physical status or the electrical status;

transmitting ultrasound signals to the object and receiving echo signals corresponding to the ultrasound signals using the recognized probe;

generating the ultrasound image based on the echo signals; and

displaying the ultrasound image on at least one display unit,

wherein the currently-activated probe is a probe that faces in a downward direction or a probe that directly contacts the object.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting and receiving comprises transmitting the ultrasound signals to the object and receiving the echo signals using a first probe which is activated among the at least two probes.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

changing activation from the first probe to a second probe among the at least two probes; and

displaying the ultrasound image based on echo signals received by the second probe.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the changing activation comprises changing activation based on a user input for switching activation.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the recognized probe among the at least two probe using activation display unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display unit comprises a first display unit and a second display unit, and

wherein the displaying the ultrasound image comprises displaying the ultrasound image on at least one among the first display unit and the second display unit.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the displaying the ultrasound image comprises displaying the ultrasound image in the same size on the first display unit and the second display unit.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the ultrasound image comprises displaying the ultrasound image based on a user input for adjusting at least one among position of the ultrasound image and size of the ultrasound image.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the ultrasound image comprises displaying a control screen displayed by a second display unit on a first display unit according to a user input for switching screens.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the ultrasound image comprises displaying the ultrasound image displayed by a first display unit on a second display unit according to a user input for switching screens.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input related to a first location on a first display unit; and

detecting a second location on a second display unit corresponding to the first location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2020
From: JIN, GIL-JU; AHN, MI-JEOUNG; KIM, HYOUNG-JIN
To: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053776/0384 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0036438 · Apr 3, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14060282 · Oct 22, 2013
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