EP1549221A4

An intuitive ultrasonic imaging system and related method thereof

Abstract

A hand held ultrasonic instrument (10) is provided in a portable unit that performs C-Mode imaging and collects 3D image data. In a preferred embodiment a transducer array (60), display unit (20), beamformer (40), power system, and image processor are integrated in one enclosure weighing less than three pounds. In operation, the portable unit is scanned across a target and the displayed image is conveniently presented to the operator whereby the displayed image corresponds exactly to the target, or a scaled fashion if desired.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0763344A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1,3,8
EP0815793A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1,2,6-10,15,24,29,30,40,41
EP0875203A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report	1,2,6-10,15,24,29,30,40,41
US5617864A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	1,28,40
US5961465A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1,2
US6132379A	Cites	United States of America	Y	Search report	1,28,40
US6139496A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-9,29,40,41
US6251073B1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-41
EP0815793A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
EP0875203A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
EP0763344A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–

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362763P	United States of America	–	2002-03-08
36276302	United States of America	P	2002-03-08
0306607	United States of America	W	2003-03-06

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CA2478085A1	Canada	A1	2003-09-18
WO03075769A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2003-09-18
AU2003220001A1	Australia	A1	2003-09-22
EP1549221A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2005-07-06
US2005154303A1	United States of America	A1	2005-07-14
EP1549221A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2006-03-29
WO2006042067A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2006-04-20
US2006100516A1	United States of America	A1	2006-05-11
WO2006042067A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2007-02-22
US7699776B2	United States of America	B2	2010-04-20
EP1549221B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-09-15
AT481033T	Austria	T	2010-10-15
ATE481033T1	Austria	T1	2010-10-15
US2010268086A1	United States of America	A1	2010-10-21
DE60334231D1	Germany	D1	2010-10-28
US8057392B2	United States of America	B2	2011-11-15
US2012029356A1	United States of America	A1	2012-02-02
CA2478085C	Canada	C	2013-05-28
US2015011884A1	United States of America	A1	2015-01-08
US2015025387A1	United States of America	A1	2015-01-22

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2022-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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2021-10-01	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2020-06-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2020-05-01	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2011-11-23	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2011-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2011-10-31	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2011-10-13	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2011-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
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An intuitive ultrasonic imaging system and related method thereof

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