Patent ID: 11903766
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for a medical imaging system, comprising:
adjusting a position and/or an orientation of a probe of a handheld ultrasound device of the medical imaging system in response to an operator of the medical imaging system adjusting a first set of controls arranged on a control handle of the handheld ultrasound device, the first set of controls including a first control wheel configured to adjust deflection of a neck assembly including the probe in a first plane of freedom and a second control wheel configured to adjust deflection of the neck assembly in a second plane of freedom, and adjusting one or more graphical display elements of a user interface (UI) of the medical imaging system to indicate the adjusted position and/or orientation of the probe, the UI displayed on a display device of an ultrasound system coupled to the handheld ultrasound device via a cable, the one or more graphical display elements including a representation of the first control wheel and a representation of the second control wheel;
in response to the operator of the medical imaging system adjusting a second set of controls arranged on the control handle, adjusting a focus of the UI displayed on the display device among a plurality of graphical control elements displayed in the UI; and
in response to the operator selecting a graphical control element of the plurality of graphical control elements at a location of the focus of the UI via the second set of controls, executing an action of the medical imaging system associated with the selected graphical control element.