Ultrasound system having a simplified user interface

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100094132A1
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12249529

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The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows for a simplified user interface tailored to specific procedures and which allows for mobility and easy sanitation. Advantage is taken of an understanding as to the critical functions that an operator is to perform for a specific range of procedures and tailoring the user input to accommodate only those functions. In one embodiment, the user interface consists of a touch screen and a rotatable knob having positional indents with the indents providing incremental increases or decreases in functionality specific to exams or procedures performed with the sonographic equipment. Using this approach, the complexity normally associated with operating sonographic devices is greatly reduced. The operational controls available from the touch screen are changeable to accommodate different function uses of the sonographic device.

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SONOSITE INC21919 30TH DRIVE SE BOTHELL WA 98021

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hansen, Joshua M Everett, US 15 249
Iverson, Thomas Kirkland, US 1 42
Lockhart, Scott Redmond, US 1 42
Sliger, Bradley J Seattle, US 25 479

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