Patent ID: 11857372
Assignee: BFLY OPERATIONS, INC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A smartphone or tablet in operative communication with an ultrasound device, the smartphone or tablet comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive from a user a selection of a first preset from a preset menu displayed by the smartphone or tablet, wherein the preset menu comprises a plurality of user-selectable presets;
control ultrasound imaging operation based on the first preset, wherein controlling the ultrasound imaging operation comprises controlling ultrasound imaging operation of the ultrasound device and ultrasound imaging operation of the smartphone or tablet, and use a default imaging depth associated with the first preset and a default time-gain compensation (TGC) setting associated with the first preset in the ultrasound imaging operation;
receive from the user a selection of a first imaging depth different from the default imaging depth and a first TGC setting different from the default TGC setting associated with the first preset;
use the first imaging depth and the first TGC setting in the ultrasound imaging operation;
receive from the user an activation of a preset filter option displayed by the smartphone or tablet, thereby selecting a second preset within a same preset family as the first preset;
control the ultrasound imaging operation based on the second preset and use the first imaging depth and a default TGC setting associated with the second preset and different from the first TGC setting in the ultrasound imaging operation;
receive from the user a selection of second TGC setting different from the default TGC setting associated with the second preset and different from the first TGC setting;
use the first imaging depth and the second TGC setting in the ultrasound imaging operation;
receive from the user an activation of the preset filter option, thereby selecting the first preset; and
control the ultrasound imaging operation based on the first preset and use the first imaging depth and the first TGC setting in the ultrasound imaging operation.