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Methods and apparatuses for collection of ultrasound data

US12329584B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BFLY Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alon Daks · Scarsdale, US
Audrey Howell · Guilford, US
Christophe Meyer · Meiningen, DE
Robert Schneider · Roßtal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2022
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S15/899
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Technology for guiding a user to collect clinically usable ultrasound images is described. In some embodiments, an ultrasound device may automatically change the elevational steering angle of its ultrasound beam (e.g., using beamforming) in order to collect ultrasound data from different imaging planes within the subject. A processing device in operative communication with the ultrasound device may select one of the collected ultrasound images based on its quality (e.g., select the ultrasound image having the highest quality), and then continue to collect ultrasound images using the elevational steering angle at which the selected ultrasound image was collected.

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