Patent ID: 6115324
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
In an ultrasound imaging system comprising a vibratory energy transducer, improved apparatus for energizing the transducer to produce ultrasound waves comprising in combination:an input connected to receive a signal selecting a first waveshape from a group of waveshapes for energizing the transducer;a clock generating clock signals defining clock cycles;a memory addresser responsive to the clock signals;a memory including memory locations storing data defining a plurality of waveshapes and responsive to the memory addresser to read from the memory on clock cycles data representative of more than one of the plurality of waveshapes including the first waveshape;a selector connected to select the read data representing the first waveshape; anda data conditioner connected to condition the selected data so that the transducer produces ultrasound waves corresponding to the first waveshape.