Patent ID: 8695429

Claim:
An ultrasound device, comprising: a handheld probe comprising: a housing, an array of transducers, the array of transducers configured to send and receive ultrasound emissions to interrogate a medium, a transceiver in communication with the array of transducers, the transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly to a component of the ultrasound device external to the ultrasound probe, a power source, the power source configured to provide power for the ultrasound emissions, and a temperature sensor in communication with the transceiver and configured to sense a temperature inside the housing, wherein the wirelessly communicated data includes the received ultrasound emissions and information from the temperature sensor regarding the temperature inside the housing; and a processor in wireless communication with the handheld probe transceiver, the processor located external to the handheld probe and configured to process the communicated ultrasound emissions and the communicated information from the temperature sensor.