Imaging of a body part using sounds

US12245891B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Bennett Shute · Minnetonka, US
• Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur · Woodbury, US
• Bin Mi · Plymouth, US
• Bryan Allen Clark · Okabena, US
• Qi An · Blaine, US
• Ramesh Wariar · Tampa, US
• Krzysztof Z. Siejko · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 11, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0219
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to imaging a body part using sounds. In embodiments, a system comprises a motion sensor and a processing device communicatively coupled to the motion sensor. The motion sensor is configured to sense an acceleration wave produced by a sound emitted by a source and generate acceleration measurements in response to sensing the acceleration wave, wherein the source is associated with the body part of a subject. The processing device is configured to receive the acceleration measurements and determine a location of the source using a location of the motion sensor and the acceleration measurements. In addition, the processing device is configured to image the body part of the subject using the determined location of the source and the acceleration measurements.