Patent ID: 11911212
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound scanning device, comprising:
a housing configured for handheld use;
an ultrasound assembly integrated with the housing and configured to obtain ultrasound data;
a display integrated with the housing; and
a processor disposed within the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the ultrasound assembly and the display, the processor operable to:
receive a first user selection of an anatomical structure and a second user selection of a type of measurement, wherein a scanning procedure to be completed using the ultrasound assembly comprises performing the type of measurement on the anatomical structure;
receive ultrasound data from the ultrasound assembly;
filter the received ultrasound data, based on the scanning procedure, to segregate relevant ultrasound data that is representative of the anatomical structure and useable for performing the type of measurement from irrelevant ultrasound data that is representative of the anatomical structure and not useable for performing the type of measurement;
store the relevant ultrasound data;
discard the irrelevant ultrasound data without an image being generated based on the irrelevant ultrasound data; and
output a graphical representation associated with the relevant ultrasound data to the display.