US 12,471,803 B2
Ultrasonic volume measurement device and ultrasonic volume measurement system comprising same
Yang Mo Yoo, Goyang-si (KR)
Assigned to EDGECARE INC., Seoul (KR); and SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/554,708
Filed by EDGECARE INC., Seoul (KR); and SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 2, 2022, PCT No. PCT/KR2022/002920
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/220400, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0049928 (KR), filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0072783 A1, Mar. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/1073 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasonic volume measurement device or system comprising:
a first ultrasonic array including multiple first directional elements arranged in a first direction and configured to transmit a first ultrasonic transmission signal;
a second ultrasonic array including multiple second directional elements disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, configured to transmit a second ultrasonic transmission signal, and disposed on one side of the first ultrasonic array;
an array controller configured to provide control signals to control the first ultrasonic array and the second ultrasonic array; and
a volume measurement unit configured to provide volume information of a measurement site included in an image region generated based on a first ultrasonic reception signal received by the first ultrasonic array and a second ultrasonic reception signal received by the second ultrasonic array,
wherein the first ultrasonic array and the second ultrasonic array are configured to be arranged at a scanning position of a human body, wherein the first ultrasonic array and the second ultrasonic array are configured to be sequentially and alternatively turned on to receive the first ultrasonic reception signal and the second ultrasonic reception signal.