Portable remote ultrasound scanning systems and compliance control methods for safe ultrasound scanning
US12138127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable remote ultrasound scanning system is disclosed. A master device includes a handheld device and a master computer. A slave device includes a slave scanning robot, a slave ultrasound device, a slave environment sensing unit, and a data transceiver unit. The handheld device is configured to send velocity information of a movement of the handheld device, angular velocity information of a rotation of the handheld device, and a pressing force to a controller of the slave scanning robot through the master computer and the data transceiver unit. The controller is configured to control a movement of the robotic arm in a horizontal plane, an orientation movement of the robotic arm in space, and a movement of the robotic arm along a normal direction of a scanning surface. The master computer displays an ultrasound scanning image. An entire movement process of the robotic arm is performed through a compliance control.
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