Automatic probe activation
US5552645A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P13/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Ultrasound imaging system providing automatic activation of a probe, which ultrasound system includes: (a) a motion sensor for detecting motion of the probe and for generating a signal in response to the motion; (b) a signal detector for detecting the signal; and (c) a probe activator, in response to a detector signal from the detector, for activating the probe. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the motion sensor is an accelerometer which is affixed to the probe.
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