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Ultrasound probe

US8827909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

22Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Trond Kierulf · Åsgårdstrand, NO
Anders Herman Torp · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2012
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/54
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasound probe comprises a body terminating at a nose, an ultrasound transducer adjacent the nose and facing a first direction, and a touchpad zone to detect a sliding gesture of a first digit. The first touchpad zone extends along a first surface facing a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

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