Patent ID: 8721551
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A wireless ultrasound diagnostic system comprising: at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit which transmits and receives ultrasonic waves, outputs reception signals in accordance with the received ultrasonic waves and has specific identification information; at least one wireless communication unit which comprises a signal processor for processing the reception signals outputted from said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit, a wireless communication section for converting the reception signals processed in said signal processor into wireless signals and transmitting the converted reception signals and an acquisition section for acquiring the identification information of said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit, which is detachably connected to said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit via an electric contact with a male/female type connector, and which has specific identification information; and a diagnostic apparatus body which performs wireless communication with said at least one wireless communication unit and generates an ultrasound image in accordance with the reception signals received by said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit, wherein said connector forms a wireless ultrasound probe which is unified by a detachable and direct connection of one of said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit and one of said at least one wireless communication unit, wherein said diagnostic apparatus body acquires both the identification information of said at least one piezoelectric oscillator unit and the identification information of said at least one wireless communication unit of said wireless ultrasound probe to establish the wireless communication with said at least one wireless communication unit of said wireless ultrasound probe.