Acoustic Wave Diagnostic Apparatus and Control Method
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12588891B2 to FUJIFILM Corporation covering an acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus with automatic measurement target recognition and algorithmic measurement capabilities. The patent includes 15 claims relating to ultrasound imaging technology for medical diagnostics. Patent expires November 27, 2040 based on original filing date.
What changed
USPTO issued Patent No. US12588891B2 to FUJIFILM Corporation on March 31, 2026. The patent covers an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that automatically recognizes measurement targets in ultrasound images, sets appropriate measurement algorithms, and superimposes measurement results on the displayed image. The technology includes components for sequential frame display, target recognition (measurement target recognition unit 9), algorithm setting (measurement algorithm setting unit 12), and measurement execution (measurement unit 10).
Patent owners, competitors developing similar automated ultrasound measurement systems, and healthcare providers licensing or using such technology should review the claims for potential licensing needs or to assess freedom to operate. The patent grants exclusionary rights effective from the filing date of November 27, 2020, with expiration in 2040.
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Acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus
Grant US12588891B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
FUJIFILM Corporation
Inventors
Yoshiro Imai
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus 1 sequentially displays ultrasound images of a plurality of continuous frames during imaging on a display unit 8, and includes a measurement target recognition unit 9 that automatically recognizes a measurement target included in an ultrasound image of a present frame displayed on the display unit 8, a measurement algorithm setting unit 12 that sets a measurement algorithm for the measurement target recognized by the measurement target recognition unit 9, and a measurement unit 10 that measures the measurement target based on the measurement algorithm set by the measurement algorithm setting unit 12 and displays a measurement result on the display unit 8 to be superimposed on the ultrasound image of the present frame.
CPC Classifications
A61B 8/14 A61B 8/4272 A61B 8/4444 A61B 8/461 A61B 5/0035 A61B 8/08 A61B 5/0095 A61B 5/7425 A61B 8/463 A61B 8/465 A61B 8/467 A61B 8/468 A61B 8/5223 A61B 8/469
Filing Date
2020-11-27
Application No.
17105785
Claims
15
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