JP7101126B2 - 汎用超音波装置並びに関係する装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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[0001] 本願は、代理人整理番号第B1348.70030US00号の下で2016年6月20日に出願された「UNIVERSAL ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS」と題する米国仮出願第62/352,337号の利益を合衆国法典第35巻第119条(e)の下で主張する、代理人整理番号第B1348.70030US01号の下で2017年1月25日に出願された「UNIVERSAL ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS」と題する米国出願第15/415,434号の利益を合衆国法典第35巻第120条の下で主張している一部継続出願であり、そのそれぞれは参照によりその全体として本明細書に援用される。
[0073] 図2は、いくつかの実施形態で、変換器素子204を付勢して超音波パルスを発するために、又は変換器素子204から、それによって感知される超音波パルスを表す信号を受信し、処理するためにのどちらかのために、所与の変換器素子204のためのTX回路網104及びRX回路網106がどのようにして使用されるのかを示すブロック図である。いくつかの実施態様では、TX回路網104は、「送信」段階の間に使用されてよく、RX回路網は、送信段階と重複しない「受信」段階の間に使用されてよい。上述されるように、いくつかの実施形態では、デバイス100は、代わりにTX回路網104だけ又はRX回路網106だけを利用してよく、本技術の態様は、両方の係るタイプの回路網の存在を必ずしも必要としない。種々の実施形態では、TX回路網104及び/又はRX回路網106は、単一変換器細胞(例えば、CUT又はCMUT)と関連付けられたTX回路及び/又はRX回路、単一の変換器素子204の中の2つ以上の変換器細胞のグループ、変換器細胞のグループを含んだ単一の変換器素子204、アレイ102の中の2つ以上の変換器素子204のグループ、又は変換器素子204のアレイ全体102を含んでよい。
[0080] 図3は、複数の超音波回路網モジュール304がその上に形成された超音波装置の基板302(例えば、半導体ダイ)を示す。図示されるように、超音波回路網モジュール304は、複数の超音波要素306を含んでよい。超音波要素306は、超音波変換器と呼ばれることもある複数の超音波変換器308を含んでよい。
[0087] 汎用超音波プローブの超音波変換器は、多数の方法のいずれかで形成されてよく、いくつかの実施形態では、図4に関して説明されるように形成されてよい。
[0105] 汎用超音波装置は、例えば被験者により飲み込まれるピル又はスコープ若しくはカテーテルの端部に取り付けられるピル等の内部撮像装置の一部として、入手された画像を表示するために画面を含んだ手持デバイスの一部として、被験者に固着されるように構成されたパッチの一部として、又は手持プローブの一部としてを含んださまざまな物理的構成のいずれかで実装されてよい。
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- 単一の超音波装置に直接かつ通信可能に結合されたモバイルコンピューティングデバイスであって、前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、少なくとも1つのプロセッサを備え、前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、
それぞれの超音波動作モードに対応した複数のユーザ選択可能なグラフィカルユーザインタフェース(GUI)メニューオプションを有するGUIを生成することであって、前記複数のユーザ選択可能なGUIメニューオプションは、心臓イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUIメニューオプションと、腹部イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUIメニューオプションと、肺イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUIメニューオプションとを含む、前記GUIを生成することと、
前記GUIを介して、前記超音波動作モードのうちのある超音波動作モードを選択することを示すユーザ入力を受信することと、
前記ユーザ入力を受信することに応じて、前記選択された動作モードで動作するための表示を前記超音波装置に提供することと、
を行うように構成され、
前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、電話またはタブレットであり、
前記超音波装置は、リニアプローブ、フェーズドアレイプローブ、曲線プローブのそれぞれとして動作可能な容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを備え、
前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイに接続されており、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを、前記リニアプローブ、前記フェーズドアレイプローブ、前記曲線プローブのいずれかとして、選択的に動作させるように制御するようにさらに構成されている、モバイルコンピューティングデバイス。 - 前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、タッチスクリーンを備え、前記ユーザ選択可能なメニューオプションは、タッチ操作により選択可能である、請求項1に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記それぞれの超音波動作モードは、異なる超音波信号周波数に関連付けられた動作モードを表す、請求項1に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、前記複数のユーザ選択可能なGUIメニューオプションからのメニューオプションの選択を受信することに応じて、前記超音波装置を制御するための制御信号を生成するように構成される、請求項1に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、
前記超音波装置によって取得されるデータを受信することと、
前記データから少なくとも1つの超音波画像を生成することと、
前記少なくとも1つの生成された超音波画像を表示することと、
を行うようにさらに構成される、請求項1に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。 - 超音波動作モードの選択を示す前記ユーザ入力は、前記超音波動作モードに関連付けられた記憶された構成プロファイルに従って前記超音波装置を動作させるための表示を含み、前記構成プロファイルは、前記超音波動作モードで前記超音波装置を動作させるためのパラメータ値の集合を含む、請求項1に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 単一の超音波装置に直接かつ通信可能に結合されたモバイルコンピューティングデバイスであって、前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、
少なくとも1つのコンピュータハードウェアプロセッサと、
ディスプレイと、
アプリケーションプログラムを記憶する少なくとも1つの非一過性コンピュータ可読記憶媒体と、を備え、
前記アプリケーションプログラムは、前記少なくとも1つのコンピュータハードウェアプロセッサによって実行されると、前記少なくとも1つのコンピュータハードウェアプロセッサに、
前記超音波装置のための複数の動作モードをそれぞれ表す複数のグラフィカルユーザインタフェース(GUI)要素を有するGUIを生成することであって、前記複数のGUI要素は、心臓イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素と、腹部イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素と、肺イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素とを含む、前記GUIを生成することと、
前記ディスプレイを介して前記GUIを提示することと、
前記GUIを介して、前記複数の動作モードのうちの1つを選択することを示すユーザ入力を受信することと、
前記ユーザ入力を受信することに応じて、前記選択された動作モードで動作するための表示を前記超音波装置に提供することと、を実行させ、
前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、電話またはタブレットである、
前記超音波装置は、リニアプローブ、フェーズドアレイプローブ、曲線プローブのそれぞれとして動作可能な容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを備え、
前記少なくとも1つのコンピュータハードウェアプロセッサは、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイに接続されており、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを、前記リニアプローブ、前記フェーズドアレイプローブ、前記曲線プローブのいずれかとして、選択的に動作させるように制御するようにさらに構成されている、
モバイルコンピューティングデバイス。 - 前記複数のGUI要素は、眼球イメージングのための動作モードを表すGUI要素をさらに含む、請求項7に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記ディスプレイは、タッチスクリーンであり、前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、前記タッチスクリーンを介して前記選択を示す前記ユーザ入力を受信するように構成される、請求項7に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記少なくとも1つのコンピュータハードウェアプロセッサは、
前記選択された動作モードでの動作中に、前記超音波装置によって取得されるデータを受信することと、
前記データから少なくとも1つの超音波画像を生成することと、
前記ディスプレイを介して前記少なくとも1つの生成された超音波画像を表示することと、
を行うようにさらに構成される、請求項7に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。 - 前記選択された動作モードの前記表示は、前記選択された動作モードに対応する1つ以上のパラメータを含む、請求項7に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記1つ以上のパラメータは、送信中心周波数を指定するパラメータ値を含む、請求項11に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記1つ以上のパラメータは、受信中心周波数を指定するパラメータ値を含む、請求項11に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 前記1つ以上のパラメータは、クロックレートを指定するパラメータ値を含む、請求項11に記載のモバイルコンピューティングデバイス。
- 単一の超音波装置に直接かつ通信可能に結合されたモバイルコンピューティングデバイスを動作させる方法であって、当該方法は、
前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスを使用して、
前記超音波装置のための複数の動作モードをそれぞれ表す複数のグラフィカルユーザインタフェース(GUI)要素を有するGUIを生成することであって、前記複数のGUI要素は、心臓イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素と、腹部イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素と、肺イメージングのための動作モードを表すように名前が付けられたGUI要素とを含む、前記GUIを生成することと、
前記GUIを介して、前記複数の動作モードのうちの1つを選択することを示すユーザ入力を受信することと、
前記ユーザ入力を受信することに応じて、前記選択された動作モードで動作するための表示を前記超音波装置に提供することと、を実行することを含み、
前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスは、電話またはタブレットである、
前記超音波装置は、リニアプローブ、フェーズドアレイプローブ、曲線プローブのそれぞれとして動作可能な容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを備え、
前記方法は、前記モバイルコンピューティングデバイスを使用して、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイに接続し、前記容量性微細加工超音波変換器のアレイを、前記リニアプローブ、前記フェーズドアレイプローブ、前記曲線プローブのいずれかとして、選択的に動作させるように制御することを実行することをさらに含む、
方法。
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