Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for dynamically changing an impedance of a transmit/receive switch
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Application No.: US14584191Application Date: 2014-12-29
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Publication No.: US09986976B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Andreas Kremsl , Reinhold Bruestle , Erwin Fosodeder
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Agent Jacob Groethe; David Bates
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/14 ; A61B8/08 ; G01S7/52

Abstract:
Various embodiments include a system and method that enhance performance of an ultrasound system by dynamically changing an impedance of a transmit/receive switch. The system can include a transmit/receive switch and a low noise amplifier. The transmit/receive switch may be configured to switch between a transmit phase and a receive phase of an ultrasound scan. The transmit/receive switch may provide a receive signal communicated from an ultrasound transducer to a low noise amplifier when in the receive phase. An impedance of the transmit/receive switch may be dynamically adjusted by changing a resistance of the transmit/receive switch while the transmit/receive switch is in the receive phase. The low noise amplifier may be configured to amplify the receive signal. In various embodiments, a gain of the low noise amplifier is independent of the resistance of the transmit/receive switch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160183927A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING AN IMPEDANCE OF A TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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