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ACUSON
US·399 granted patents·1 pending application·33,734 citations·filing 1984–2003
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400 records- 0199US6014473AMultiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·557 cites·72 claims
- 0298US6605043B1Diagnostic medical ultrasound systems and transducers utilizing micro-mechanical componentsACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 12, 2003·168 cites·59 claims
- 0398US6360027B1Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·242 cites·10 claims
- 0498US6258034B1Apodization methods and apparatus for acoustic phased array aperture for diagnostic medical ultrasound transducerACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·419 cites·56 claims
- 0598US5771896ACompact rotationally steerable ultrasound transducerACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 30, 1998·158 cites·20 claims
- 0698US5617866AModular transducer systemACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 8, 1997·152 cites·40 claims
- 0798US5608690ATransmit beamformer with frequency dependent focusACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 4, 1997·162 cites·41 claims
- 0898US5438998ABroadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 8, 1995·207 cites·57 claims
- 0997US6733458B1Diagnostic medical ultrasound systems and methods using image based freehand needle guidanceACUSON·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·387 cites·27 claims
- 1097US6503204B1Two-dimensional ultrasonic transducer array having transducer elements in a non-rectangular or hexagonal grid for medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging and ultrasound imaging system using sameACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·237 cites·22 claims
- 1197US6363033B1Method and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·138 cites·6 claims
- 1297US5792058ABroadband phased array transducer with wide bandwidth, high sensitivity and reduced cross-talk and method for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·248 cites·23 claims
- 1397US5685308AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 11, 1997·128 cites·80 claims
- 1497US5479926AImaging system display processorACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 2, 1996·133 cites·19 claims
- 1596US6511426B1Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for versatile processingACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·320 cites·90 claims
- 1696US6437487B1Transducer array using multi-layered elements and a method of manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 20, 2002·92 cites·14 claims
- 1796US6364835B1Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging methods for extended field of viewACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 2, 2002·120 cites·27 claims
- 1896US6104673AMethod and apparatus for transmit beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·153 cites·12 claims
- 1996US6023977AUltrasonic imaging aberration correction system and methodACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·158 cites·52 claims
- 2096US5957851AExtended bandwidth ultrasonic transducerACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 28, 1999·129 cites·67 claims
- 2196US5897503AUltrasound transducer probe having case handle grip surfacesACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·141 cites·30 claims
- 2296US5820549AModular transducer systemACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 13, 1998·135 cites·20 claims
- 2396US5797848AUltrasonic transducer assembly with improved electrical interfaceACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 25, 1998·108 cites·19 claims
- 2495US6755787B2Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for versatile processingACUSON·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·189 cites·7 claims
- 2595US6607488B1Medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method for scanning plane orientationACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 19, 2003·135 cites·89 claims
- 2695US6551246B1Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound imagesACUSON·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·154 cites·51 claims
- 2795US5876345AUltrasonic catheter, system and method for two dimensional imaging or three-dimensional reconstructionACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 2, 1999·287 cites·75 claims
- 2895US5740128AUltrasonic harmonic imaging system and methodACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·104 cites·54 claims
- 2995US4550607APhased array acoustic imaging systemACUSON·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 5, 1985·122 cites·19 claims
- 3094US6464640B1Methods and apparatus for ultrasound imaging with automatic color image positioningACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·78 cites·8 claims
- 3194US6359367B1Micromachined ultrasonic spiral arrays for medical diagnostic imagingACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·93 cites·27 claims
- 3294US5678554AUltrasound transducer for multiple focusing and method for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·124 cites·33 claims
- 3394US5675554AMethod and apparatus for transmit beamformerACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·240 cites·217 claims
- 3494US5297553AUltrasound transducer with improved rigid backingACUSON·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 29, 1994·131 cites·18 claims
- 3594US5014710ASteered linear color doppler imagingACUSON·Filed 1988·Granted May 14, 1991·129 cites·14 claims
- 3693US6511427B1System and method for assessing body-tissue properties using a medical ultrasound transducer probe with a body-tissue parameter measurement mechanismACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·389 cites·51 claims
- 3793US6338716B1Medical diagnostic ultrasonic transducer probe and imaging system for use with a position and orientation sensorACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 15, 2002·307 cites·31 claims
- 3893US6309356B1Method and apparatus for forming medical ultrasound imagesACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2001·122 cites·40 claims
- 3993US6222948B1Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 24, 2001·87 cites·1 claims
- 4093US6171244B1Ultrasonic system and method for storing dataACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 9, 2001·190 cites·41 claims
- 4193US6110116AMethod and apparatus for receive beamformer systemACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·76 cites·16 claims
- 4293US5793701AMethod and apparatus for coherent image formationACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 11, 1998·178 cites·20 claims
- 4393US5735282AFlexible ultrasonic transducers and related systemsACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·120 cites·14 claims
- 4493US5623928AMethod and apparatus for coherent image formationACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·185 cites·139 claims
- 4593US5570691AMethod and apparatus for real-time, concurrent adaptive focusing in an ultrasound beamformer imaging systemACUSON·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 5, 1996·181 cites·47 claims
- 4693US5560362AActive thermal control of ultrasound transducersACUSON·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 1, 1996·682 cites·107 claims
- 4793US5544654AVoice control of a medical ultrasound scanning machineACUSON·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·269 cites·24 claims
- 4893US5415175ABroadband phased array transducer design with frequency controlled two dimension capability and methods for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1993·Granted May 16, 1995·148 cites·23 claims
- 4992US6612992B1Medical diagnostic ultrasound catheter and method for position determinationACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·300 cites·25 claims
- 5092US6436046B1Diagnostic ultrasound imaging method and system with improved frame rateACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·83 cites·60 claims
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