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Patent US8052606 - Balance body ultrasound system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention relates to a hand held ultrasound system having a balance body, a transducer assembly connected to said balance body via a communication means and a plurality of control elements arranged in an ergonomic fashion on said balance body, such that a user may hold said system and operate...http://www.google.com/patents/US8052606?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8052606 - Balance body ultrasound systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8052606 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/771,982Publication dateNov 8, 2011Filing dateApr 30, 2010Priority dateJun 28, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7819807, US20030013966, US20100274131, US20120289829, US20130245449Publication number12771982, 771982, US 8052606 B2, US 8052606B2, US-B2-8052606, US8052606 B2, US8052606B2InventorsStephanie A. Barnes, Steven M. Bunce, Bryan S. Cabatic, Blake W. Little, Bill Purdue, John D. Schultz, Kari L. RiceOriginal AssigneeSonosite, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (157), Non-Patent Citations (76), Referenced by (13), Classifications (66), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBalance body ultrasound system
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Bard, Inc.Ultrasound probe head* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification600/443, 600/459, 600/447, 600/437International ClassificationG01S7/529, G01S15/89, G01S7/521, G10K11/00, A61B5/0402, G10K11/34, G01S7/00, G01S7/52, A61B8/00, A61B8/06, A61B8/14Cooperative ClassificationA61B8/56, G01S15/8915, A61B5/0402, A61B8/54, A61B8/4455, G01S7/003, G10K11/004, G01S7/52079, A61B8/06, G01S7/5206, G01S7/5208, G01S7/52084, G01S15/899, A61B8/4427, G10K11/345, A61B2560/0456, G01S7/52068, G01S7/529, G01S7/52071, A61B8/4472, A61B8/462, A61B8/00, A61B8/13, A61B8/467, G01S7/52034, A61B8/14European ClassificationG01S15/89D1, G10K11/00G, G01S7/529, G01S7/52S2B1, G01S7/52S2B1A, A61B8/14, G01S7/52S8B2, G01S15/89D7, A61B8/00, A61B5/0402, G10K11/34C3, G01S7/52S, G01S15/89D8, G01S7/00R, A61B8/44N4, A61B8/44J, A61B8/46D, G01S15/89D1C2, G01S7/52S13, G01S7/52S13B, G01S7/52S14, A61B8/06, A61B8/46B2, A61B8/13, G01S7/52S13FLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 30, 2010ASAssignmentOwner name: SONOSITE, INC., WASHINGTONFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:BARNES, STEPHANIE A.;BUNCE, STEVEN M.;CABATIC, BRYAN S.;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20020507 TO 20020701;REEL/FRAME:024768/0692Feb 20, 2015ASAssignmentOwner name: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., WASHINGTONFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:SONOSITE, INC.;REEL/FRAME:035059/0346Effective date: 20120924May 8, 2015FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services