Patent ID: 8052606

Claim:
A medical ultrasound system comprising: a balance body, which has a center of gravity positioned close to a strength of a user's hand when the ultrasound system is held by the user, said balance body incorporating system electronics, a power supply and a user interface wherein said user interface comprises a D-controller and a touch screen; and a transducer assembly attached to said balanced body via a cable, wherein the system electronics comprises: a digital beam former, an image processor, and a first digital signal processor capable of processing B mode, M mode and flow (2D Doppler) scans; and a second digital signal processor comprising: a digital Doppler QBP filter for filtering PW Doppler signals; and a digital signal processor core for PW Doppler signal processing, wherein the first digital signal processor and the second digital signal processor are integrated into a single application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).