Patent ID: 6506155
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A configurable ultrasound imaging system, comprising:portable storage media storing data including patient identifying information identifying a specific patient and information identifying an ultrasound examination procedure that is to be performed on the specific patient, the portable storage media being one of a bar code, smart card and a personal digital assistant; and an ultrasound imager including an imaging probe, an ultrasound signal path, a display, a processor, a mass storage device storing a digital requisition for the patient, the digital requisition containing at least the patient identifying information and information associated with the ultrasound examination procedure that is to be performed on the specific patient, and a data entry device structured to read the storage media to obtain the patient identifying information and the information identifying the ultrasound examination procedure that is to be performed on the specific patient, the ultrasound imager being structured to transmit a query to the mass storage device containing the patient identifying information and the information associated with the ultrasound examination procedure that is to be performed on the specific patient and to receive a response from the mass storage device containing at least a portion of the digital requisition, the ultrasound imager further being structured to use the digital requisition to set up the ultrasound imager to perform the examination procedure.