Patent ID: 9642598
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01S

Claim:
1. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising: a first ultrasound probe connector, wherein the first ultrasound probe connector comprises a first number of pins; a second ultrasound probe connector, wherein the second ultrasound probe connector comprises a second number of pins; a first ultrasound probe in communication with the first ultrasound probe connector; a second ultrasound probe in communication with the second ultrasound probe connector; a beamformer configured to beamform ultrasound signals, the beamformer, including: a single switch, including one side in electrical communication with elements of the first and second connectors and another side in electrical communication with the input/output, wherein the switch electrically connects, at a same time, a pin of the first ultrasound probe connector and a pin of the second ultrasound probe connector to the input/output and simultaneously routes ultrasound signals concurrently received via the pin of the first ultrasound probe connector and the pin of the second ultrasound probe connector through the input/output to the beamformer, which processes the ultrasound signals.