Methods and Apparatus for Conformable Medical Data Acquisition Pad and Configurable Imaging System

a technology of medical data acquisition and configurable imaging, applied in the direction of instruments, mechanical vibration separation, therapy, etc., can solve the problems of inability to provide adequate ultrasound transmission efficiency or satisfactory imaging resolution, and the array of transducer elements having smaller element sizes is not as easily formed using these approaches

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-12-25
VIZYONTECH IMAGING
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Enables the production of high-resolution ultrasound images and medical data acquisition with improved ultrasound transmission efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, suitable for various medical applications.

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Although current methods such as the foregoing are generally adequate to form acoustic transducer arrays having up to a few hundred elements, larger arrays of transducer elements having smaller element sizes are not as easily formed using these approaches.
Such materials in these devices may not provide adequate ultrasound transmission efficiency or satisfactory imaging resolution.

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[0045]FIG. 1 illustrates an implementation of an imaging system 10 provided in accordance with an aspect of the invention that includes an imaging array 12. The imaging system 10 can generate a variety of medical data, hereinafter encompassed by the general term “image data” on an area of concern of a subject, such as patient, using an imaging array 12 in operative association with a translator board and / or computer system 16 through a connection 60.

[0046]In one embodiment of the invention, the area of concern may be selected at the time of imaging from a variety of body tissues, organs and structures. In other embodiments, the area of concern may be predetermined such that the imaging system 10 may be targeted for a specific body tissue, organ or structure such as the breast, sinuses or skin. In another embodiment, the areas of concern may be targeted for a range of related medical specialties such as gynecology that may include the breast, the pelvic area and / or surrounding region...

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A conformable medical data acquisition pad and configurable imaging system. The conformable pad may comprise a carrier base having a plurality of transceivers in operative association with an interconnection network that communicates with a computer system. The data acquisition pad may be constructed with a flex circuit and at least one ultrasound data collection device to carry out a variety of medical procedures. Different types of signal transmitting and receiving elements can be selected to provide ultrasound systems, including scalable capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers arranged in a variety of configurations in combination with controlling electronics which interface with a translator board and software for signal processing. The resulting ultrasound data, such as a three-dimensional model, can be transmitted via an industry standard high speed bus to standard interfaces on various ultrasound systems.

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[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 562,951, filed on Nov. 22, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 740,175, filed Nov. 28, 2005, each of which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging systems are in widespread use for performing ultrasonic imaging and measurements. For example, cardiologists, radiologists, and obstetricians use ultrasonic diagnostic imaging systems to examine the heart, various abdominal organs, or a developing fetus, respectively. In general, imaging information is obtained by these systems by placing an ultrasonic probe against a transmission agent such as a liquid gel and the skin of a patient, and actuating an ultrasonic transducer located within the probe to transmit ultrasonic energy through the skin and into the body of the patient. In response to the transmission of ultrasonic energy into the body, ultra...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B8/14A61B8/00
CPCA61B8/14A61B8/4263A61B8/4488A61B8/4455A61B8/4281A61B8/4483A61B8/483A61B2562/028A61N7/00A61N2007/0078B06B1/0292G01S7/52036G01S7/5208G01S15/8922G01S15/8925G01S15/8927A61B2090/378
InventorCALLAHAN, KARLA M.KAHRAMAN, FIRAT
OwnerVIZYONTECH IMAGING