JP2018518215A - 自律超音波プローブならびに関連装置および方法 - Google Patents
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この出願は、継続出願であり、米国特許法第120条の下、代理人整理番号B1348.70015US00の下で2015年5月15日に出願された「Autonomous Ultrasound Probe and Related Apparatus and Methods」と称する米国特許出願第14/714,150号の利益を主張し、同特許は、その全体が参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 複数の超音波トランスデューサと、
非音響センサと、
取得タスクを実行するように超音波装置を動作させるための制御データを格納するメモリ回路と、
前記取得タスクを実行するという指示を受信することと、
前記非音響センサによって得られた非音響データを受信することと、
前記制御データおよび前記非音響データに基づいて、前記取得タスクに対する音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御することと
を行うように構成された、コントローラと
を含む、超音波装置。 - 前記制御データが、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御するためのパラメータ値を含み、前記コントローラが、前記非音響データに基づいて前記パラメータ値を選択するように構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、前記超音波装置のコンポーネントの温度を検出するように構成された温度センサを含む、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コンポーネントの前記温度が閾値を超えたことを前記温度センサが検出すると、前記コントローラが、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るために使用される電力の量を低減するように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御するようにさらに構成される、請求項3に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラが、前記非音響データに少なくとも部分的に基づいて前記音響データを処理するようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、前記超音波装置の運動を検出するように構成され、前記コントローラが、前記非音響センサによって検出された前記運動を補償するために前記音響データを処理するようにさらに構成される、請求項5に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、加速度計またはジャイロスコープを含む、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、圧力センサを含む、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラが、前記超音波装置の外部のデバイスから前記取得タスクを実行するという前記指示を受信するようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラが、デジタル通信リンクを介して前記デバイスから前記指示を受信するようにさらに構成される、請求項9に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラが、前記超音波装置の前記外部のデバイスに前記音響データを送信するようにさらに構成される、請求項9に記載の超音波装置。
- 請求項9に記載の超音波装置と、
前記超音波装置の外部のデバイスであって、前記超音波装置から前記音響データを受信し、前記音響データに少なくとも部分的に基づいて超音波画像を生成するように構成されたデバイスと
を含む、システム。 - 送信回路をさらに含む超音波装置であって、前記コントローラが、前記制御データおよび前記非音響データに基づいて、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサおよび前記送信回路を制御するようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記複数の超音波トランスデューサが、複数の容量性微細加工超音波トランスデューサをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記複数の超音波トランスデューサおよび前記非音響センサが、同じ基板上に集積される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラ、前記メモリ回路および前記複数の超音波トランスデューサが、プローブ上に集積される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記コントローラが、前記非音響データを得るように前記非音響センサを制御するようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 前記制御データが、事前に定義されたパラメータセットを含み、前記コントローラが、前記非音響データおよび前記事前に定義されたパラメータの関数として1つまたは複数の個別の音響データセットを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御することによって、少なくとも部分的に前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御するようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載の超音波装置。
- 命令を格納するコンピュータ可読記憶装置であって、前記命令が、複数の超音波トランスデューサと、非音響センサと、取得タスクを実行するように超音波装置を動作させるための制御データを格納するように構成されたメモリ回路とを含む超音波装置によって実行されると、
前記取得タスクを実行するという指示を受信することと、
前記非音響センサによって得られた非音響データを受信することと、
前記制御データおよび前記非音響データに基づいて、前記取得タスクに対する音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御することと
を含むプロセスを前記超音波装置に実行させる、コンピュータ可読記憶装置。 - 前記制御データが、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御するためのパラメータ値を含み、前記制御することが、前記非音響データに基づいて前記パラメータ値を選択することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、前記超音波装置のコンポーネントの温度を検出するように構成された温度センサを含み、前記コンポーネントの前記温度が閾値を超えたことを前記温度センサが検出すると、前記制御することが、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るために使用される電力の量を低減するように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記制御することが、前記非音響データに少なくとも部分的に基づいて前記音響データを処理することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記非音響センサが、前記超音波装置の運動を検出するように構成され、前記制御することが、前記非音響センサによって検出された前記運動を補償するために前記音響データを処理することをさらに含む、請求項22に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記プロセスが、前記超音波装置の外部のデバイスから前記取得タスクを実行するという前記指示を受信することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記プロセスが、デジタル通信リンクを介して前記デバイスから前記指示を受信することをさらに含む、請求項24に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記制御することが、前記超音波装置の前記外部のデバイスに前記音響データを送信することをさらに含む、請求項24に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記超音波装置が、送信回路をさらに含み、前記制御することが、前記制御データおよび前記非音響データに基づいて、前記取得タスクに対する前記音響データを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサおよび前記送信回路を制御することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記制御することが、前記非音響データを得るように前記非音響センサを制御することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記制御データが、事前に定義されたパラメータセットを含み、前記制御することが、前記非音響データおよび前記事前に定義されたパラメータの関数として1つまたは複数の個別の音響データセットを得るように前記複数の超音波トランスデューサを制御することをさらに含む、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
- 前記超音波装置の少なくとも一部を形成する、請求項19に記載のコンピュータ可読記憶装置。
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