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专利名称：Medical ultrasonic diagnostic system with
upgradeable transducer probes and otherfeatures
发明人：Lauren S. Pflugrath,Jacques Souquet申请号：US08/6074申请日：19960227公开号：US05603323A公开日：19970218
摘要：A remotely upgradeable medical diagnostic ultrasound system is describedwhich is upgradeable with a new transducer probe by means of air shipment of theupgrade hardware and remote transmission of upgrade data which controls operation ofthe probe. The ultrasound system includes a data communicator such as a network linkor modem for receiving upgrade data from a remote location. A process for upgradingthe system is provided whereby a communications link is established over a commoncarrier communications medium between the ultrasound system and a remote terminal,which transmits upgrade program data to the ultrasound system. The program dataportion of an upgrade is provided via the communications link while the hardware portionof the upgrade is shipped by air freight to the user. In this way, an ultrasound upgradecan be provided to a user from a remote location in a matter of hours.
申请人：ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.
代理人：W. Brinton Yorks, Jr.
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