CN218304947U

CN218304947U - Ultrasonic imaging system

Info

Publication number: CN218304947U
Application number: CN202221963927.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谭泽伟; 张皖; 刘福生
Original assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-27
Filing date: 2022-07-27
Publication date: 2023-01-17
Anticipated expiration: 2032-07-27

Abstract

The application provides an ultrasonic imaging system, this ultrasonic imaging system include ultrasonic imaging equipment, supersound wireless probe and storage device, supersound wireless probe with ultrasonic imaging equipment communication connection, storage device can dismantle/fixed connection to ultrasonic imaging equipment, storage device includes energy storage component, discharge circuit and charging circuit, the energy storage component via discharge circuit does ultrasonic wireless probe charges, and the power via charging circuit is right the energy storage component charges. According to the ultrasonic imaging system of this application embodiment both can place ultrasonic wireless probe, can charge for ultrasonic wireless probe again, both can the exclusive use, also can install and use as probe cup cover on the ultrasonic imaging equipment, can compromise multiple use occasion, reduce the not enough probability of ultrasonic wireless probe electric quantity, promote ultrasonic wireless probe's usability, and convenient to carry, simple to use.

Description

Ultrasonic imaging system

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of ultrasound imaging technology, and more particularly, to an ultrasound imaging system.

Background

Ultrasound imaging systems generally require the acquisition of data of a target object by an ultrasound probe, which may include an ultrasound wired probe and an ultrasound wireless probe, wherein the ultrasound wireless probe is more portable and more convenient to operate.

In the use process of an ultrasonic wireless probe in the existing ultrasonic imaging system, the scenes of idle placement and use in an ultrasonic examination room need to be considered, and the scenes of use outside a ward and a hospital need to be considered. At present, an accommodating device which can be used for accommodating the ultrasonic wireless probe and charging the ultrasonic wireless probe and is convenient to use in various scenes does not exist.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application provides an ultrasonic imaging system, this ultrasonic imaging system includes storage device, and this storage device can place supersound wireless probe, can charge for supersound wireless probe again, both can the exclusive use, also can install and use as the probe glass cover on the supersound imaging device, and it is all very convenient to use under the multiple use scene of supersound wireless probe. The embodiments set forth herein are briefly described as follows, and further details are described in the detailed description in conjunction with the drawings.

The present application provides an ultrasound imaging system comprising: the ultrasonic imaging device comprises an ultrasonic imaging device, an ultrasonic wireless probe and a storage device, wherein the wireless probe is stored in the storage device when not in work, the storage device is detachably or fixedly connected to the ultrasonic imaging device, the storage device comprises an energy storage element, a discharge circuit and a charging circuit, the energy storage element charges the wireless probe stored in the storage device through the discharge circuit, and a power supply charges the energy storage element through the charging circuit. It is thus clear that storage device among the ultrasonic imaging system both can place wireless probe, can charge for wireless probe again, has realized the compatibility of function, simultaneously, because this storage device can be with ultrasonic imaging equipment detachable connection or fixed connection to according to wireless probe's use scene, select storage device's connected mode, thereby can realize charging wireless probe anytime and anywhere, improved the portability that charges wireless probe.

According to the ultrasonic imaging system of this application embodiment, its storage device both can place ultrasonic wireless probe, can charge for ultrasonic wireless probe again, both can the exclusive use, also can install ultrasonic imaging equipment and use as probe glass cover, can compromise multiple use scene, reduce the not enough probability of wireless probe electric quantity, promote ultrasonic wireless probe's usability, and convenient to carry, simple to use.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the application. In the drawings, like reference numbers generally represent like parts or steps.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an ultrasound imaging system according to one embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, exemplary embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only a few embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that the present application is not limited to the example embodiments described herein. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the application described in the application without inventive step, shall fall within the scope of protection of the application.

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Wherein like elements in different embodiments are numbered with like associated elements. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some of the features may be omitted or replaced with other elements, materials, methods in different instances. In some instances, certain operations related to the present application have not been shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the core of the present application from excessive description, and it is not necessary for those skilled in the art to describe these operations in detail, so that they may be fully understood from the description in the specification and the general knowledge in the art.

Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. Also, the various steps or actions in the description of the methods may be transposed or transposed in order, as will be apparent to a person skilled in the art. Thus, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are for the purpose of clearly describing certain embodiments only and are not intended to imply a required sequence unless otherwise indicated where a certain sequence must be followed.

The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings).

First, a schematic block diagram of an ultrasound imaging system 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is described with reference to fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, the ultrasound imaging system 100 includes an ultrasound imaging apparatus 110, an ultrasound wireless probe 120, and a storage device 130. The ultrasound imaging device 110 may be an ultrasound host or an ultrasound cart. The ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is accommodated in the accommodating device 130 when not in operation, the accommodating device 130 is detachably or fixedly connected to the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 110, the accommodating device 130 comprises an energy storage element 131, a discharge circuit 132 and a charging circuit 135, the energy storage element 131 charges the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 accommodated in the accommodating device 130 via the discharge circuit 132, and the power supply charges the energy storage element 131 via the charging circuit 135.

In the embodiment of the present application, the receiving device 130 included in the ultrasound imaging system 100 serves as both a receiving device of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 and a charging device of the ultrasound wireless probe 120, and the receiving and charging are integrated, so that not only is the problem of inconvenience in carrying when the receiving device and the charging device of the ultrasound wireless probe are independent devices solved, but also the problem of increased user operation complexity, poor management of adapter cables, and influence of connecting wires on inspection operations when a power socket needs to be found in a bedside environment to connect an ultrasound wireless probe charger is solved.

In an embodiment of the present application, the receiving space provided by the receiving device 130 is capable of receiving one or more ultrasound wireless probes. In an embodiment of the present application, the receiving device 130 may include at least one energy storage element 131, each energy storage element 131 is used for charging one ultrasound wireless probe 120. For example, in one example, the housing space provided by the housing device 130 can house one ultrasound wireless probe 120, and the housing device 130 includes one energy storage element 131, and the energy storage element 131 charges the ultrasound wireless probe 120. In another example, the receiving space provided by the receiving device 130 can receive one ultrasound wireless probe 120, and the receiving device 130 includes a plurality of energy storage elements 131, and the energy storage elements 131 can charge the ultrasound wireless probe 120 at the same time or at different times. In yet another example, the receiving space provided by the receiving device 130 can receive more than one ultrasound wireless probe 120, and the receiving device 130 includes an energy storage element 131, and the energy storage element 131 can charge the ultrasound wireless probes 120 at the same time or at different times. In yet another example, the receiving space provided by the receiving device 130 can receive more than one ultrasound wireless probe 120, and the receiving device 130 includes more than one energy storage element 131, each of the energy storage elements 131 can charge one ultrasound wireless probe 120, or each of the energy storage elements 131 can charge more than one ultrasound wireless probe 120, or more than one energy storage element 131 of the energy storage elements 131 charge one ultrasound wireless probe 120; alternatively, more than one energy storage element 131 of the energy storage elements 131 charges more than one ultrasound wireless probe 120.

The energy storage element 131 may be a battery, which may be a rechargeable battery or a non-rechargeable battery. When the energy storage element 131 is a rechargeable battery, the energy storage element 131 of the housing device 130 can recover the electric quantity by charging the energy storage element with a power source, so as to charge the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 housed in the housing device 130. By adopting a rechargeable battery as the energy storage element 131 to charge the ultrasonic wireless probe 120, a more economical charging scheme can be realized, and the cost is reduced. And when the energy storage element 131 is a non-rechargeable battery, it may be a detachable battery. The energy storage element 131 may receive its own charging of power via the charging circuit 135. For example, the energy storage element 131 may be charged by a power source in a wired or wireless manner. In the case of wired charging, the power source may be used to charge the energy storage element 131 with dc or ac input. In this example, the storage device 130 charges the ultrasound wireless probe 120 stored therein through the detachable battery, which is not only simple in operation and easy to implement, but also has wider application scenarios due to the fact that the battery can be replaced at any time, and does not need to be troubled by the fact that the ultrasound wireless probe cannot be charged when the electric quantity of the energy storage element 131 is low, and the electric quantity of the ultrasound wireless probe cannot be recovered.

In an embodiment of the present application, the storage apparatus 130 may further include a detection unit 133 and a controller 134, the detection unit 133 may be configured to detect a connection state of the storage apparatus 130 with a power source and detect a state of charge of the energy storage element 131, and the controller 134 determines whether the energy storage element 131 is charged by the power source based on a detection result. For the purpose of distinguishing from the detection unit and the controller which will be described later, the detection unit herein is referred to as a first detection unit, and the controller is referred to as a first controller.

In this embodiment, the first detecting unit may further detect the state of charge of the energy storage element 131 when detecting that the storage device 130 is connected to the power supply, and determine that the energy storage element 131 is charged by the power supply if the state of charge of the energy storage element 131 is greater than a preset threshold; if the state of charge of the energy storage element 131 is less than or equal to the preset threshold, it is determined that no power source is needed to charge the energy storage element 131.

In the embodiment of the present application, the storage device 130 may further include a detection unit 133 and a controller 134, where the detection unit 133 causes the power supply to charge the ultrasound wireless probe 120 when detecting that the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is stored in the storage device 130 and detecting that the storage device 130 is connected to the power supply. To distinguish from the detection unit and the controller described above, the detection unit is referred to herein as a second detection unit, and the controller is referred to as a second controller.

In this embodiment, the second detecting unit further detects whether the housing device 130 is connected to the power supply when detecting that the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is housed in the housing device 130, and if detecting that the housing device 130 is connected to the power supply, the controller causes the power supply to charge the ultrasound wireless probe 120; if it is detected that the receiving device 130 is not connected to the power source, no operation is performed. It should be understood that the first detection unit and the second detection unit may be the same detection unit or different detection units.

In the embodiment of the present application, the storage device 130 may further include a detection unit 133 and a controller 134, the detection unit 133 detects an electric quantity of the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 stored in the storage device 130, and the controller 134 determines whether to charge the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 based on a detection result. For the sake of distinction from the detection units described hereinabove, the detection unit herein is referred to as a third detection unit, and the controller is referred to as a third controller.

In this embodiment, the third detecting unit detects the electric quantity of the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 stored in the storage device 130, and determines to charge the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 if the electric quantity of the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is detected to be less than a predetermined threshold; the controller determines not to charge the ultrasound wireless probe 120 if it is detected that the amount of power of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.

It should be understood that the first detecting unit, the second detecting unit and the third detecting unit may be the same detecting unit or different detecting units; the first controller, the second controller and the third controller may be the same controller or different controllers.

In the embodiment of the present application, the receiving device 130 may further include a display unit (not shown in the figure) for displaying the power of the receiving device 130 and the ultrasonic wireless probe 120, and also for displaying the charging status of the receiving device 130 and the ultrasonic wireless probe 120.

In embodiments of the present application, the receiving device 130 may be connected to the ultrasound imaging apparatus 110 by any suitable means, such as by electrical or physical connection. For example, the connection mode of the storage device 130 and the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 110 may be a lock screw mode, or a quick release structure mode such as a buckle mode. In addition, the connection between the storage device 130 and the ultrasound imaging apparatus 110 may be detachable or not. When the connection of the housing device 130 to the ultrasound imaging apparatus 110 is a detachable connection, the housing device 130 is movable. In addition, the connection between the storage device 130 and the ultrasound imaging apparatus 110 may be a direct connection or an indirect connection. In general, the receiving device 130 can be used alone, or can be used as a probe sleeve when being mounted on an ultrasonic imaging device. When there are a plurality of probe sleeves, the receiving device 130 may be one of the probe sleeves, or all of the probe sleeves may be used as the receiving device 130. Alternatively, a probe cup may be used to accommodate a plurality of ultrasound wireless probes 120. Further, the receiving device 130 may further include a receiving cover (not shown) that is closed when the receiving device 130 is moved and opened or removed when the receiving device 130 is used as a probe sleeve.

Several scenarios are exemplarily described below to describe the benefits that can be brought about by an ultrasound imaging system according to embodiments of the present application.

In one embodiment, the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is used in an ultrasound examination room, and the storage device 130 is fixed on the ultrasound imaging device 110 through a mechanical interface and an electrical interface, and is used as a probe cup. In this scenario, if the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is placed in the storage device 130, if the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is low in power, the storage device 130 charges the ultrasound wireless probe 120; meanwhile, the storage device 130 itself may determine whether to charge the energy storage element 131 inside the storage device 130 according to the electric quantity of the energy storage element 131 inside the storage device 130 and the state of the power supply. Even under the condition that the ultrasonic imaging device 110 is turned off, the electric energy stored in the energy storage element 131 in the storage device 130 can be transferred to the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 through a strategy, when a user takes the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 out for use, the use method is the same as normal, but the probability that the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is dead or low in electric quantity is greatly reduced.

In one embodiment, the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is used in an ultrasound examination room, and the housing device 130 is a stand-alone device (not connected to an ultrasound imaging apparatus). In this scenario, if the storage device 130 is connected to a power supply, when the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is placed in the storage device 130, it is equivalent to the situation that the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is placed in a conventional bag with a charger. If the storage device 130 is not connected with a power supply, when the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is placed in the device, the electric energy stored in the energy storage element 131 of the storage device 130 can be transferred to the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 through a strategy, and when a user takes out the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 for use, the use method is the same as normal, but the probability that the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is dead or low in electric quantity is greatly reduced.

In one embodiment, when a user receives a visit request, the containing device 130 and the ultrasound wireless probe 120 are detached from the ultrasound imaging apparatus, or the ultrasound wireless probe 120 and the containing device 130 are carried to a check point, during the moving process, if the power of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is not full, the inside of the containing device 130 charges the ultrasound wireless probe 120, and before the ultrasound wireless probe 120 reaches the use place, the power of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is increased. The service time of the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is prolonged, and the probability of power failure in the use process is reduced.

In one embodiment, during the use of the medical examination, after the doctor has examined one patient, the user carries the ultrasound wireless probe 120 and the storage device 130 to move to the next examination point, during the moving process, if the power of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is not full, the interior of the storage device 130 charges the ultrasound wireless probe 120, and before the ultrasound wireless probe 120 reaches the use place, the power of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 is increased. The service time of the ultrasonic wireless probe 120 is prolonged, and the probability of power failure in the use process is reduced.

In one embodiment, during the use of the ultrasound wireless probe 120 (e.g., probe a) during the visit, the user finds that the probe is low or is about to run out of power, and at this time, a power source, such as an ac power source near the hospital bed, may be connected to the storage device 130 to charge the storage device 130 and the probe X, and in case the storage device 130 provides a plurality of ultrasound wireless probe placement positions, the user may switch to another probe (e.g., probe Y) to perform another examination, and the probe Y will be charged after being placed back in the device.

Based on the above description, according to the ultrasonic imaging system of this application embodiment including ultrasonic wireless probe's storage device, this storage device can place ultrasonic wireless probe, can charge for ultrasonic wireless probe again, both can the exclusive use, also can install ultrasonic imaging equipment and use as the probe glass cover, can compromise multiple use scene, reduce the not enough probability of ultrasonic wireless probe electric quantity, promote ultrasonic wireless probe's usability, and convenient to carry, simple to use.

Although the illustrative embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the above-described illustrative embodiments are only exemplary, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present application as claimed in the appended claims.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application or the description thereof, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An ultrasound imaging system, characterized in that the ultrasound imaging system comprises:

an ultrasound imaging device;

an ultrasonic wireless probe in communication connection with the ultrasonic imaging device; and

the containing device is fixedly/detachably connected with the ultrasonic imaging equipment and used for containing the ultrasonic wireless probe; wherein, the storage device includes: the ultrasonic wireless probe comprises an energy storage element, a discharge circuit and a charging circuit, wherein the energy storage element charges the ultrasonic wireless probe through the discharge circuit, and a power supply charges the energy storage element through the charging circuit.

2. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the energy storage unit is a battery.

3. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the ultrasound imaging device comprises at least one probe cup, at least one of the probe cups forming the receiving means.

4. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the housing device further comprises a detection unit and a controller, the detection unit detects a connection state of the housing device with a power source and an amount of power of the energy storage element, and the controller determines whether the energy storage element is charged by the power source based on a detection result.

5. The ultrasound imaging system according to claim 1, wherein the housing device further comprises a detection unit for detecting a relative position state of the ultrasound wireless probe and the housing device, and a controller for controlling the power supply to charge the ultrasound wireless probe when it is detected that the ultrasound wireless probe is housed in the housing device and the housing device is connected to the power supply.

6. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the storage device further comprises a detection unit for detecting an amount of power of the ultrasound wireless probe, and a controller for determining whether to charge the ultrasound wireless probe based on a detection result.

7. The ultrasound imaging system of any of claims 4-6, wherein the storage device further comprises a display unit for displaying the detection results of the detection unit.

8. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the receiving device further comprises a connector by which the receiving device is connected with the ultrasound imaging apparatus.

9. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein the housing device further comprises a housing cover for opening/closing the housing device, the housing cover being detachably connected to the housing device.