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Hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument

US5722412A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/899
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hand held ultrasonic instrument is provided in a portable unit which performs both B mode and Doppler imaging. In a preferred embodiment an array transducer, digital beamformer, digital filter, and image processor are packaged in one or more enclosures weighing ten pounds (4.5 kilograms) or less.

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