WO2000079300A1 - Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics - Google Patents
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- WO2000079300A1 WO2000079300A1 PCT/US2000/017236 US0017236W WO0079300A1 WO 2000079300 A1 WO2000079300 A1 WO 2000079300A1 US 0017236 W US0017236 W US 0017236W WO 0079300 A1 WO0079300 A1 WO 0079300A1
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EP00941651A EP1194791A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
JP2001515884A JP2003506172A (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-22 | Ultrasonic probe with integrated electronics |
KR1020017016500A KR20020014822A (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
AU56331/00A AU5633100A (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
CA002375525A CA2375525A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2000-06-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US09/791,491 US6783493B2 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2001-02-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US09/822,764 US6669633B2 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2001-03-30 | Unitary operator control for ultrasonic imaging graphical user interface |
PCT/US2002/005764 WO2002068992A2 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2002-02-22 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US10/094,950 US6969352B2 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2002-03-11 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
HK02106349.3A HK1044589A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2002-08-28 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US10/354,946 US9402601B1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2003-01-30 | Methods for controlling an ultrasound imaging procedure and providing ultrasound images to an external non-ultrasound application via a network |
US10/386,360 US20040015079A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2003-03-11 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US13/846,231 US11547382B2 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2013-03-18 | Networked ultrasound system and method for imaging a medical procedure using an invasive probe |
US14/995,175 US20160338676A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2016-01-13 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
US15/225,211 US20170105706A1 (en) | 1999-06-22 | 2016-08-01 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics |
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