FUJIFILM Ultrasound Diagnostic System with Transducer Verification Mode
Summary
The USPTO granted FUJIFILM Corporation Patent US12599370B2 for an ultrasound diagnostic system with a verification mode for detecting failed transducer channels. The system analyzes ultrasound image data to identify failed channels and adjusts detection criteria based on the influence on image quality. Application 18778868 was filed on July 19, 2024, and the patent contains 11 claims.
What changed
The USPTO granted FUJIFILM Corporation Patent US12599370B2 for an ultrasound diagnostic system featuring a verification mode execution unit that detects failed ultrasound transducer channels. The system generates ultrasound image data for each pixel corresponding to each transducer and analyzes this data to identify failed channels, adjusting detection criteria based on the influence on acquired image quality. The patent aims to provide medical workers and service personnel with a mechanism to automatically detect disconnections in transducer and signal line connections during routine operation and maintenance.
For medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers using ultrasound diagnostic equipment, this patent grants FUJIFILM exclusive rights to the claimed transducer verification technology. Manufacturers of competing ultrasound systems should assess whether their products may infringe these claims and consider licensing or design-around strategies. Healthcare institutions utilizing FUJIFILM ultrasound equipment may benefit from enhanced failure detection capabilities under the licensed technology.
What to do next
- Monitor patent portfolio for potential infringement
- Review device manufacturing for licensing implications
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Ultrasound diagnostic system
Grant US12599370B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
FUJIFILM Corporation
Inventors
Masanobu Uchihara
Abstract
A verification mode execution unit that executes a verification mode for verifying an operation of an ultrasound transducer array in which a plurality of ultrasound transducers are arranged includes an ultrasound image data generation unit that generates ultrasound image data of each pixel corresponding to each ultrasound transducer from a transmission and reception signal of each ultrasound transducer, and a failure channel detection unit that analyzes the generated ultrasound image data to detect a failed failure transducer channel, in which the transducer channel is a channel that includes the ultrasound transducer and that generates the ultrasound image data of the pixel, and the failure channel detection unit changes a determination criterion for determining the failure in accordance with a condition related to an influence degree on an acquired ultrasound image. As a result, provided is an ultrasound diagnostic system that can provide a mechanism for a user such as a medical worker and a service man who performs maintenance or inspection to detect and to notify of disconnections of the ultrasound transducer and a transmission line such as a signal line of the ultrasound transducer in a simple and automatic manner on a daily basis to specify a failure channel.
CPC Classifications
A61B 8/58 A61B 8/12 A61B 8/4494 A61B 8/00 A61B 8/14 A61B 8/54 G01S 7/5205 G06T 7/00
Filing Date
2024-07-19
Application No.
18778868
Claims
11
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