Patent ID: 9706976
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An ultrasound system, comprising: a base unit; a cordless removable battery pack comprising a battery, a housing of the battery and electrical contacts on the housing; a removable cable assembly; and a probe in communication with the base unit, comprising: a housing of the probe, the housing of the probe including a single mating surface configured to receive both of the cordless removable battery pack and a first electrical connector of the removable cable assembly at different times, wherein the same mating surface electrical contacts only couples either the cordless removable battery pack or the first electrical connector of the removable cable assembly to the probe at a time; a transducer array positioned within the housing, wherein the transducer array emits acoustical energy and receives return reflections of the acoustical energy; and a transmitter, within the housing of the probe, mounted on a circuit substrate and communicatively coupled to the transducer array, wherein the transmitter stimulates the transducer array to emit acoustical energy, and the transmitter is configured to receive power, via the mating surface electrical contacts, from either the cordless removable battery pack or the first electrical connector.