Thomas E Iverson

US Patent:

20100094132, Apr 15, 2010

Filed:

Oct 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/249529

Inventors:

Joshua M. Hansen - Everett WA, US
Bradley J. Sliger - Seattle WA, US
Scott Lockhart - Redmond WA, US
Thomas Iverson - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Sonosite, Inc. - Bothell WA

International Classification:

A61B 8/14

US Classification:

600443

Abstract:

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.