A COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM AND/OR A METHOD FOR COUNTERBALANCING A LOAD
    12.
    发明申请
    A COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM AND/OR A METHOD FOR COUNTERBALANCING A LOAD 审中-公开
    一种反平衡系统和/或一种用于计数负荷的方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2016154708A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:PCT/CA2015/000203

    申请日:2015-03-31

    Abstract: Disclosed is a counterbalance system for moving a payload and a method for counterbalancing the payload. The system and method comprise a resilient member that is in communication with the payload to be moved and two resilient members that are in communication with either end of the first resilient member. An actuator is in communication with the first and third resilient members and a payload arm, attached to the payload, is in communication with the first and second resilient members. The resilient members may be compressed and relaxed during movement of the actuator and the payload arm so that energy may be transferred between the system and the payload to counterbalance the weight of the payload.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于移动有效载荷的平衡系统和用于平衡有效载荷的方法。 该系统和方法包括与要移动的有效载荷连通的弹性构件和与第一弹性构件的任一端连通的两个弹性构件。 致动器与第一和第三弹性构件连通,并且附接到有效载荷的有效载荷臂与第一和第二弹性构件连通。 在致动器和有效载荷臂的移动期间,弹性构件可以被压缩和松弛,使得能量在系统和有效载荷之间传递以平衡有效载荷的重量。

    ACTUATOR FOR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220287677A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17692372

    申请日:2022-03-11

    Abstract: An actuator for moving an ultrasound transducer has a main body configured to be positioned adjacent to a target region of interest to be examined; and, a motor mounted on the main body. The motor is configured to have an ultrasound transducer connected thereto to simultaneously translate and rotate the ultrasound transducer to perform a compound scan of the target region of interest when the ultrasound transducer is connected to the motor. An ultrasound device has an ultrasound transducer movably mounted on the actuator. The actuator requires only single motor to effect both translation and rotation of the transducer thereby simplifying operation and providing a more compact device.

    MODULAR BASE LINK FOR A COUNTERBALANCING ARM
    16.
    发明申请
    MODULAR BASE LINK FOR A COUNTERBALANCING ARM 审中-公开
    用于平衡ARM的模块化基址

    公开(公告)号:US20160346940A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US15117255

    申请日:2014-02-07

    Abstract: Disclosed is a modular base link for use in a counterbalancing arm. The base link includes two base plates and four connection points. Two stabilizing members are connected to and extend between the base plates. Two resilient members, one of which is hingeably connected to and in communication with the two connection points, the other resilient member is hingeably connected to and in communication with the other connection points. The connection points are eccentrically and orthogonally disposed relative to each other. The resilient members are sufficiently resilient to permit movement of the base plates relative to each other so as to counterbalance the arm when a load is applied to either base plate.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于平衡臂的模块化基座连杆。 基座连接件包括两个基板和四个连接点。 两个稳定构件连接到基板之间并在基板之间延伸。 两个弹性构件,其中一个可铰接地连接到两个连接点并与两个连接点连通,另一个弹性构件可铰接地连接到其它连接点并与其连接点连通。 连接点相对于彼此偏心地且正交地设置。 弹性构件具有足够的弹性,以允许基板相对于彼此移动,以便当将负载施加到任一基板时抵抗臂的平衡。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING ULTRASOUND AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES
    19.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING ULTRASOUND AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES 审中-公开
    用于注册超声和计算机图像的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2016154715A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:PCT/CA2015/000211

    申请日:2015-03-31

    Abstract: A method for registering ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) images, comprising: receiving US and CT images representative of a body portion comprising blood vessels and an initial approximate transform; enhancing the blood vessels in the US and CT images, thereby obtaining an enhanced US and CT images; creating a point-set for a given one of the enhanced US and CT images; determining a final transform between the point-set and the other one of the enhanced US and CT images using the initial transform; applying the final transform to a given one of the US and CT images to align together a coordinate system of the US image and a coordinate system of the CT image, thereby obtaining a transformed image; and outputting the transformed image.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于记录超声(US)和计算机断层摄影(CT)图像的方法,包括:接收代表包括血管的身体部分和初始近似变换的US和CT图像; 增强美国血管和CT图像,从而获得增强的美国和CT图像; 为给定的一个增强的美国和CT图像创建一个点集; 使用初始变换确定增强的US和CT图像中的点集和另一个之间的最终变换; 将最终变换应用于美国和CT图像中的给定的一个,以将美国图像的坐标系和CT图像的坐标系对准,从而获得变换的图像; 并输出变换后的图像。

    3D ULTRASOUND IMAGE STITCHING
    20.
    发明申请
    3D ULTRASOUND IMAGE STITCHING 审中-公开
    3D超声波图像缝合

    公开(公告)号:WO2016154714A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:PCT/CA2015/000210

    申请日:2015-03-31

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for combining two 3 -dimensional ultrasound images of a patient's body part containing blood vessels into a single 3 -dimensional ultrasound image of that body part with a greater field of view. Blood vessels within the body part are used for registration. The two ultrasound images are preprocessed using a vessel enhancement algorithm to derive two corresponding enhanced images. The enhanced images can undergo a registration process based upon minimizing a mean-square-difference metric to derive an enhanced rigid transform, which represents a transform that maps the first enhanced image onto the second enhanced image. The two enhanced images are seamlessly combined via a blending process (via the use of a distance transform based weighting of the voxel values) to derive an output image.

    Abstract translation: 一种计算机实现的方法,用于将包含血管的患者身体部分的两个3维超声图像组合成具有更大视场的该身体部位的单个3维超声图像。 身体部位的血管用于登记。 使用血管增强算法对两个超声图像进行预处理,以导出两个相应的增强图像。 增强图像可以基于最小化均方差度量来进行注册过程,以导出增强的刚性变换,其表示将第一增强图像映射到第二增强图像上的变换。 两个增强图像通过混合处理(通过使用基于距离变换的体素值的加权)无缝地组合以导出输出图像。

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