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Handheld force-controlled ultrasound probe

US8333704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Inventors

Brian W. Anthony · Cambridge, US
Matthew W. Gilbertson · Berea, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2010
Grant date	Dec 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N29/32
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A handheld ultrasound probe includes force detection and feedback to permit control and/or characterization of applied forces. The probe may, for example, be operated to maintain a substantially constant applied force over a period of use independent of a user's hand position, or to measure applied forces that might contribute to deformation of an imaging subject.

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