US 12,251,270 B2
Cooling unit for an ultrasound imaging apparatus, and related ultrasound systems
Kwun-Keat Chan, Vancouver (CA); Binda Zhang, Surrey (CA); and Daniel Rahardja, Burnaby (CA)
Assigned to Clarius Mobile Health Corp., Vancouver (CA)
Filed by Clarius Mobile Health Corp., Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,962.
Application 17/397,962 is a continuation of application No. 15/614,488, filed on Jun. 5, 2017, granted, now 11,083,439.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369248 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/546 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/4472 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of detecting presence of a compatible cordless cooling unit for attaching to handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
providing a sensor on one of: the handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus, and the cordless cooling unit;
providing an identity interface on the other one of: the handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus, and the cordless cooling unit;
when the cordless cooling unit is attached, directly to the handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus, the identity interface is read through the sensor, providing a value;
determining compatibility by comparing the value to one or more predetermined values;
the attached cordless cooling unit is detected to be compatible if the value of the identity interface matches the one or more predetermined values, allowing the handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus to acquire ultrasound image data and is detected to be not compatible if the value of the identity interface does not match the one or more predetermined values, preventing the handheld ultrasound imaging apparatus from acquiring ultrasound image data.