Patent ID: 11937983
Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus, comprising:
a processing device in operative communication with an ultrasound device, the processing device configured to:
display on a touch-sensitive display screen of the processing device:
an ultrasound image; and
a movable measurement tool comprising a line extending between a first endpoint and a second endpoint;
an icon that maintains a fixed distance from the first endpoint of the line along a direction defined by the line; and
using the icon to modify the measurement tool comprises using the icon to control a position of the first endpoint of the line;

detect a dragging movement covering a distance in the horizontal direction and/or a distance in the vertical direction across the touch-sensitive display screen, wherein the dragging movement begins on or within a threshold distance of the line; and
cause a display of the first endpoint and the second endpoint of the line at new locations on the touch-sensitive display screen that are removed from their previous locations by the distance in the horizontal direction and/or the distance in the vertical direction;
cause a display of the icon at a new location on the touch-sensitive display screen that is removed from the new location of the first endpoint by the fixed distance along the direction defined by the line; and
perform a measurement on the ultrasound image based on the line.