US 11,733,363 B2
Parameter loader for ultrasound probe and related apparatus and methods
Tyler S. Ralston, Clinton, CT (US); Andrew J. Casper, Clinton, CT (US); and Nevada J. Sanchez, Guilford, CT (US)
Assigned to BFLY Operations, Inc, Guilford, CT (US)
Filed by BFLY Operations, Inc., Guilford, CT (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/460,928.
Application 17/460,928 is a continuation of application No. 15/517,211, granted, now 11,137,486, previously published as PCT/US2015/054422, filed on Oct. 7, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/061,613, filed on Oct. 8, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0057497 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 7/52 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); H04B 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 41/0803 (2022.01); H04L 69/324 (2022.01)
CPC G01S 7/5208 (2013.01) [A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4472 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/565 (2013.01); G01S 7/52082 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound probe, comprising:
a plurality of ultrasound modules including a first ultrasound module and a second ultrasound module, wherein each of the first and second ultrasound modules comprises at least one ultrasound element comprising a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) and ultrasound circuitry;
a memory configured to store ultrasound parameter data including control data of the first and second ultrasound modules; and
a parameter loader coupling the memory to the first and second ultrasound modules;
wherein the parameter loader is configured to provide the control data of the first and second ultrasound modules from the memory to the first ultrasound module, and wherein the first ultrasound module and second ultrasound module are coupled to each other and the first ultrasound module is configured to pass the control data of the second ultrasound module to the second ultrasound module.