US 12,290,401 B2
Handheld ultrasound scanner with display retention and associated devices, systems, and methods
McKee Dunn Poland, Andover, MA (US); James Christopher Taylor, State College, PA (US); Sean Joseph Kyne, Brookline, MA (US); Elaina Mansur, Chelmsford, MA (US); Richard Allan Hager, Derry, NH (US); and Bernard Joseph Savord, Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Appl. No. 17/908,016
Filed by KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
PCT Filed Mar. 3, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/055269
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/175895, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/985,566, filed on Mar. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0101257 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4427 (2013.01) [A61B 8/462 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld ultrasound scanning device, comprising:
a main body housing configured for handheld use, wherein the main body housing comprises a first side and a different second side; and
an ultrasound transducer coupled to the second side of the main body housing and configured to obtain ultrasound data,
wherein the main body housing comprises a communication interface communicatively coupled to the ultrasound transducer and configured to transmit the ultrasound data obtained by the ultrasound transducer to a processor and display assembly configured to display ultrasound images representative of the ultrasound data, wherein the communication interface is configured to maintain communication with the processor and display assembly when the processor and display assembly is received within the retention region and when the processor and display assembly is removed from the retention region,
wherein the first side of the main body housing includes one or more retention features at least partially around a retention region, wherein the retention region is sized and shaped to receive the processor and display assembly, and wherein the one or more retention features are configured to retain the processor and display assembly in contact with the main body housing at a position and orientation relative to the main body housing, such that the processor and display assembly can be removed from the retention region; and
a power or data cable coupling the main body housing to the processor and display assembly, wherein the power or data cable is connected to a first power or data socket in the main body housing to form a first power or data connection, and wherein the power or data cable is connected to a second power or data socket in the processor and display assembly to form a second power or data connection, wherein the first power or data connection of the power or data cable and the first power or data socket comprises a first retention force, wherein the second power or data connection of the power or data cable and the second power or data socket comprises a second retention force, wherein the first retention force and the second retention force exceed a weight of the handheld ultrasound scanning device.