公开(公告)号：TW201621313A

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：TW104132995

申请日：2015-10-07

Applicant: 蝴蝶網路公司 ,  BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC.

Inventor： 拉司頓 泰勒S ,  RALSTON, TYLER S. ,  卡司伯 安卓J ,  CASPER, ANDREW J. ,  桑雪茲 尼瓦達J ,  SANCHEZ, NEVADA J.

IPC: G01N29/24 ,  G06F9/48 ,  A61B8/00

CPC classification number: G01S7/5208 ,  A61B8/44 ,  A61B8/4411 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/54 ,  A61B8/565 ,  G01S7/52082 ,  H04B11/00 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L69/324

Abstract: 茲對可程式化超音波探頭及操作方法進行說明。該超音波探頭可包括記憶體，用於儲存參數資料，並且也可包括一參數載入器，用於將參數資料載入到該超音波探頭的可程式化電路系統。在一些例子中，該超音波探頭可包括電路系統，其係進行分組成多個模組，該電路系統可以是重複的並且可被耦合在一起以允許資料在模組之間互換。

Abstract in simplified Chinese: 兹对可进程化超音波探头及操作方法进行说明。该超音波探头可包括内存，用于存储参数数据，并且也可包括一参数加载器，用于将参数数据加载到该超音波探头的可进程化电路系统。在一些例子中，该超音波探头可包括电路系统，其系进行分组成多个模块，该电路系统可以是重复的并且可被耦合在一起以允许数据在模块之间互换。

公开(公告)号：TW201543649A

公开(公告)日：2015-11-16

申请号：TW104112350

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: 蝴蝶網路公司 ,  BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC.

Inventor： 羅斯貝格 強納森M ,  ROTHBERG, JONATHAN M. ,  法菲 凱斯G ,  FIFE, KEITH G. ,  桑雪茲 尼瓦達J ,  SANCHEZ, NEVADA J. ,  阿里 蘇珊A ,  ALIE, SUSAN A.

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/20 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/64

CPC classification number: H01L27/0617 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  B06B2201/51 ,  B81B3/0021 ,  B81B7/0006 ,  B81B2201/0271 ,  B81C1/00158 ,  B81C1/00246 ,  B81C2203/0735 ,  B81C2203/0771 ,  H01L21/32134 ,  H01L21/56 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/76838 ,  H01L21/823871 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L2224/16225

Abstract: 本發明描述的是形成在互補式金屬氧化物半導體(CMOS)晶圓中之微加工的超音波轉換器，也描述了製造此種裝置的方法。CMOS晶圓的金屬化層可以藉由犧牲性釋放物而移除以生成超音波轉換器的腔穴。剩餘層可以形成超音波轉換器的隔膜。

Abstract in simplified Chinese: 本发明描述的是形成在互补式金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)晶圆中之微加工的超音波转换器，也描述了制造此种设备的方法。CMOS晶圆的金属化层可以借由牺牲性释放物而移除以生成超音波转换器的腔穴。剩余层可以形成超音波转换器的隔膜。

公开(公告)号：AU2017281280B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：AU2017281280

申请日：2017-06-19

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： ROTHBERG JONATHAN M ,  ALIE SUSAN A ,  ZAHORIAN JAIME SCOTT ,  CRISTMAN PAUL FRANCIS ,  FIFE KEITH G

IPC: B06B1/02 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/14 ,  B06B1/06 ,  G01S15/89 ,  H01R4/02 ,  H01R12/51

Abstract: An ultrasound-on-a-chip device has an ultrasonic transducer substrate with plurality of transducer cells, and an electrical substrate. For each transducer cell, one or more conductive bond connections are disposed between the ultrasonic transducer substrate and the electrical substrate. Examples of electrical substrates include CMOS chips, integrated circuits including analog circuits, interposers and printed circuit boards.

公开(公告)号：AU2017240665B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：AU2017240665

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： CHEN KAILIANG ,  BAO LIEWEI ,  RALSTON TYLER S ,  SANCHEZ NEVADA J

IPC: A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/00

Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multi-level pulser is described, which can support time-domain and spatial apodization. The multi-level pulser may be controlled through a software-defined waveform generator. In response to the execution of a computer code, the waveform generator may access master segments from a memory, and generate a stream of packets directed to pulsing circuits. The stream of packets may be serialized. A plurality of decoding circuits may modulate the streams of packets to obtain spatial apodization.

公开(公告)号：AU2017240056B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：AU2017240056

申请日：2017-03-31

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： BAO LIEWEI ,  CHEN KAILIANG ,  RALSTON TYLER S ,  SANCHEZ NEVADA J

IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract: Circuitry for ultrasound devices is described. A multi-level pulser is described, which can support time-domain and spatial apodization. The multi-level pulser may be controlled through a software-defined waveform generator. In response to the execution of a computer code, the waveform generator may access master segments from a memory, and generate a stream of packets directed to pulsing circuits. The stream of packets may be serialized. A plurality of decoding circuits may modulate the streams of packets to obtain spatial apodization.

公开(公告)号：AU2019326372A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：AU2019326372

申请日：2019-08-19

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： SILBERMAN NATHAN ,  LOVCHINSKY IGOR

IPC: A61B8/08 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to displaying indications of anatomical regions that have been imaged and/or that should be imaged next. In some embodiments, ultrasound data collected from a subject by an ultrasound device may be received, an automatic determination may be made that the ultrasound data was collected from a particular anatomical location, and an indication of the anatomical location may be displayed. In some embodiments, a plurality of anatomical locations may be determined for imaging, an anatomical location from among the plurality of anatomical locations may be automatically selected, and an indication of the anatomical location may be displayed. Displaying an indication of an anatomical location may include displaying or modifying a marker on a frame of a video of the subject such that the marker appears in the frame of the video to be located at the anatomical location on the subject.

公开(公告)号：AU2019201147B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：AU2019201147

申请日：2019-02-19

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： ROTHBERG JONATHAN M ,  RALSTON TYLER S ,  SANCHEZ NEVADA J ,  CASPER ANDREW J

IPC: G01S7/52 ,  B06B1/02 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G10K11/34

Abstract: An ultrasound device, comprising: at least one ultrasonic transducer element integrated on a semiconductor die; an analog receive circuit integrated on the semiconductor die, the analog receive circuit arranged to receive an output signal from the at least one ultrasonic transducer element; and a receive compression circuit integrated on the semiconductor die and configured to generate a compressed digital signal prior to any image reconstruction process being performed, the receive compression circuit comprising: a data reduction circuit having an input connected to an output of the analog receive circuit, the data reduction circuit configured to generate the compressed digital signal; and a digital signal processing block in communication with the data reduction circuit, the digital signal processing block arranged to receive the compressed digital signal and perform at least a portion of an image reconstruction process; wherein an output of the digital signal processing block is configured to be transmitted from the semiconductor die as a data stream. 00 0o -oo co L N + N + N + N + rn m xx

公开(公告)号：AU2019288152A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：AU2019288152

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： CHEN CHAO ,  CHEN KAILIANG ,  CHIU LEUNG KIN ,  KOOK YOUN-JAE ,  FIFE KEITH G

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/14 ,  B06B1/02

Abstract: Aspects of technology described herein relate to ultrasound apparatuses including capacitive micromachines ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) that are directly electrically coupled to delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The apparatus may lack an amplifier or multiplexer between each CMUT and delta-sigma ADC. The apparatus may include between 100 and 20,000 CMUTs and between 100 and 20,000 delta-sigma ADCs, each of the CMUTs directly electrically coupled to one of the delta-sigma ADCs. The CMUTs and the delta-sigma ADCs may be monolithically integrated on a single substrate. The delta-sigma ADCs may lack an integrator distinct from the CMUT. An internal capacitance of the CMUT may serve as an integrator for the delta-sigma ADC.

公开(公告)号：CA3005680C

公开(公告)日：2020-12-15

申请号：CA3005680

申请日：2016-12-01

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： CHEN KAILIANG ,  RALSTON TYLER S

IPC: H03M1/12 ,  A61B8/14

Abstract: An ultrasound device including an asynchronous successive approximation analog-to- digital converter and method are provided. The device includes at least one ultrasonic transducer, a plurality of asynchronous successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to- digital converters (ADC) coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer, at least one asynchronous SAR in the plurality having a sample and hold stage, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a comparator, and control circuitry, wherein a DAC update event following at least one bit conversion is synchronized to a corresponding DAC update event of at least one other ADC in the plurality of ADCs.

公开(公告)号：AU2019251103A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：AU2019251103

申请日：2019-04-09

Applicant: BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC

Inventor： ROTHBERG JONATHAN M ,  RALSTON TYLER S ,  SANCHEZ NEVADA J ,  MARTIN JOHN ,  PEYTON GRAHAM ,  SOLEIMANI HAMID

IPC: G01S7/52

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to wirelessly offloading, from a wearable ultrasound device, ultrasound data sufficient for forming one or more ultrasound images therefrom. The wearable ultrasound device may include an ultrasound patch. Indications that may be monitored with such a device, and therapeutic uses that may be provided by such a device, are also described. Methods and apparatuses are also described for compounding multilines of ultrasound data on an ultrasound device configured to collect the ultrasound data. Additionally, certain aspects of the technology relate to non-uniform grouping of ultrasound transducers that share a transmit/receive circuit in an ultrasound device.