US 12,268,556 B2
Medical imaging system comprising a foldable touchscreen
Etienne Rousseau, Aix en Provence (FR); and Damien Majorel, Marseilles (FR)
Assigned to SUPERSONIC IMAGINE, Aix-en-Provence (FR)
Appl. No. 18/578,640
Filed by SUPERSONIC IMAGINE, Aix-en-Provence (FR)
PCT Filed Aug. 19, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/073239
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 11, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/025692, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 2, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2108988 (FR), filed on Aug. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0315672 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01)
CPC A61B 8/462 (2013.01) [A61B 8/468 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/1446 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); G06V 2201/03 (2022.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical imaging system comprising:
a control module configured to control the medical imaging system, the control module including a foldable touchscreen with at least a first touchscreen section and a second touchscreen section, the second touchscreen section extending from said first touchscreen section and being tiltable relative to said first touchscreen section via a hinge connecting the first touchscreen section to the second touchscreen section,
wherein the control module has a watertight surface resistant to liquids configured to be cleanable by disinfectant liquid on the first touchscreen section and the second touchscreen section, and between the first touchscreen section and the second touchscreen section;
wherein the foldable touchscreen comprises a third touchscreen section extending from the second touchscreen section and being tiltable relative to the second touchscreen section; and
wherein at least one of the sides of the module comprises an elastomer configured to form a sealed hinge at least one of between the first touchscreen section and the second touchscreen section, and between the second touchscreen section and the third touchscreen section.