CN212879370U

CN212879370U - Ultrasound apparatus and medical apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN212879370U
Application number: CN202021767403.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘福生; 黄云霞; 汪志明; 周述文; 雷晶晶; 吕建勋
Original assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-21
Filing date: 2020-08-21
Publication date: 2021-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-21

Abstract

An ultrasound apparatus and a medical apparatus are provided, the ultrasound apparatus including an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, a controller, and a control panel; the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the current set function of the programmable key; the processor is connected with the controller and is also used for sending an execution instruction to the controller based on the function of at least one programmable key and/or the personalized setting of the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key; the controller is connected with the control panel and is used for controlling the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key according to the execution instruction. The scheme of this application can improve the convenience that control panel button function was changed and function sign was changed.

Description

Ultrasound apparatus and medical apparatus

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of medical device technology, and more particularly, to an ultrasound device and a medical device.

Background

Medical devices, such as ultrasound devices, typically include a control panel for controlling their functions, and a plurality of keys are typically included on the control panel of the medical device, some of which may have different functions in different medical device functional modes, and therefore, different labels are sometimes required for the same key on the control panel in order to prompt its different functions.

At present, a control panel of medical equipment usually designs a general identifier on a key through a silk-screen printing process on the surface of the key to adjust the function given to the key, or allows a user to automatically replace prompt information for identifying the key function through a replaceable label paper sheet, or even directly pastes a sticker on the key. The design is not visual, the replacement convenience is poor, a user cannot perform function self-definition on the keys in the using process, the support of multiple national languages is particularly difficult, and the functions realized by the buttons can not be automatically changed by a system according to the working state of the equipment and the control requirement.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present application has been made to solve at least one of the above problems. According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided an ultrasound apparatus including an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, a controller, and a control panel; the ultrasonic probe is used for transmitting ultrasonic beams to a target object and receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain ultrasonic echo signals; the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor; the processor is used for obtaining an ultrasonic image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal and controlling the display to display the ultrasonic image; the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the current set function of the programmable key; the processor is connected with the controller and is also used for sending an execution instruction to the controller based on the function of at least one programmable key and/or the personalized setting of the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key; the controller is connected with the control panel and is used for controlling the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key according to the execution instruction.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided an ultrasound apparatus including an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel; the ultrasonic probe is used for transmitting ultrasonic beams to a target object and receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain ultrasonic echo signals; the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor; the processor is used for obtaining an ultrasonic image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal and controlling the display to display the ultrasonic image; the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the current set function of the programmable key; the processor is connected with the control panel and is also used for controlling the functions of the at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting of the functions of the at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key.

According to yet another aspect of the present application, there is provided an ultrasound apparatus including an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel; the ultrasonic probe is used for transmitting ultrasonic beams to a target object and receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain ultrasonic echo signals; the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor; the processor is used for obtaining an ultrasonic image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal and controlling the display to display the ultrasonic image; the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the current set function of the programmable key; wherein, the information displayed by the display unit changes along with the change of the set function of the programmable key or changes along with the change of the set display information of the display unit of the programmable key.

According to yet another aspect of the present application, there is provided a medical device comprising a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel, wherein: the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor; the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information associated with the currently set function of the programmable key; the processor is connected with the control panel and is used for controlling the functions of the at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting of the functions of the at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key; wherein, the information displayed by the display unit changes along with the change of the set function of the programmable key or changes along with the change of the set display information of the display unit of the programmable key.

According to the ultrasonic equipment and the medical equipment, the programmable keys which can be set in a function personalized mode by a user are arranged on the control panel and comprise the display unit to display the key function prompt information which can be set in the function personalized mode by the user, the convenience of control panel key function replacement and function identification replacement can be improved, the user experience is improved, the number of the keys can be effectively reduced, the control panel design is simplified, and the cost is reduced.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent by describing in more detail embodiments of the present application with reference to the attached drawings. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the application. In the drawings, like reference numbers generally represent like parts or steps.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an ultrasound device according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary schematic diagram of programmable keys on a control panel of an ultrasound device personalized by a user according to embodiments of the application.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic flow chart of programmable keys on a control panel of an ultrasound device personalized by a user according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of a medical device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic flow chart of a control method of an ultrasound device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of a method of controlling a medical device according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a programmable key according to an example of the application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, exemplary embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments of the present application, and that the present application is not limited by the example embodiments described herein. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the application described in the application without inventive step, shall fall within the scope of protection of the application.

First, a schematic block diagram of an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application is described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an ultrasound device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, an ultrasound apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a display 130, a controller 140, a control panel 150, and an ultrasound probe 160. Wherein the ultrasound probe 160 is configured to transmit an ultrasound beam to the target object and receive an ultrasound echo returned from the target object to obtain an ultrasound echo signal; the memory 120 is used for storing programs executed by the processor 110; the processor 110 is configured to obtain an ultrasound image of the target object according to the ultrasound echo signal, and control the display 130 to display the ultrasound image. The processor 110 may run an operating system as well as software for various functions of the ultrasound device (such as doppler software, control plane control software, etc.). The processor 110 is connected to a controller 140, and the controller 140 is connected to a control panel 150. Alternatively, the processor 110 may be connected to the control panel 150 via a peripheral interface. In embodiments of the present application, the peripheral interface may be a general purpose hardware circuit interface, such as USB, serial, network interface, PCIe, or the like. The control panel 150 is provided with a plurality of keys, shown in fig. 1 as key 1 through key n (where n is a natural number greater than 1), at least one of which is a programmable key, wherein the programmable key includes a display unit for displaying information associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set. In one example, each programmable key may include a separate display element; in another example, a plurality of programmable keys share a display unit; in yet another example, the partially programmable keys each include an independent display element, the partially programmable elements sharing one or more display elements; in yet another example, some of the programmable keys may not include a display element, but rather may be implemented by the aforementioned display 130, such as by displaying a layout on a virtual control panel on the display 130, or by displaying information associated with the function to which one or more of the programmable keys are currently set.

In the embodiment of the present application, a programmable key means that the function of the key can be set individually by a user, and the function identification information of the key (i.e. the prompt information of the key function, such as the characters, words, icons, etc. prompting the key function) can be set individually by the user. The user may enable personalized setting of the function of the at least one programmable key and/or the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key via a user interface provided by display 130 or other suitable means. The processor 110 may send an execution instruction to the controller 140 based on the personalized setting, the execution instruction being used for instructing the controller 140 to control the function of the programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting. It should be understood that the processor 110 may also control the functions of the programmable keys and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable keys directly based on the personalization setting without including the controller 140. In fig. 1, keys 1 through 6 are shown as being programmable keys that include display elements D1 through D6, respectively, and display elements D1 through D6 are used to display information associated with the functions to which programmable keys 1 through 6 are currently set, respectively, as will be further described later in connection with fig. 2.

Generally, according to the application, the control panel of the ultrasonic equipment is provided with the programmable keys with the functions defined by the user, the function identification information of the programmable keys can be defined by the user and can be displayed by the display unit in real time, so that the convenience of key function replacement and function identification replacement can be greatly improved, the use experience of the user is improved, different languages can be displayed according to user definition, and the problem of multi-language display is solved. In addition, because one programmable key can be endowed with different functions, the number of keys on the control panel can be reduced, the design of the control panel is simplified, the material types are reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the ultrasonic equipment is reduced.

In an embodiment of the present application, the display unit of the programmable key on the control panel 150 may be implemented as any one of the following: display units of electronic ink (E-ink) technology and variants thereof, liquid crystal display units, organic light emitting diode display units and micro-projection display units. When the electronic ink display unit is used, the ultrasonic apparatus 100 can still display the function identification information of the button in the power-off state, and only when the function of the programmable button or the function identification information is changed, the electric energy needs to be consumed, so that the energy consumption can be saved while the function identification information of the programmable button is displayed in real time. Illustratively, the display unit of different types of electronic ink technologies and variations thereof may be designed such that it displays function identification information in black and white or in color.

In an embodiment of the present application, the display unit of the programmable key may also keep displaying information associated with the function that the programmable key is currently set to in the power-off state. That is, the display unit has a function of maintaining information display even when power is off. Under the condition of normal power supply, the display unit can display and modify and refresh information, and under the condition of stopping power supply, the display unit can still keep the original information display, so that a large amount of electric energy can be saved. For example, the display unit may be an electronic ink screen or a display unit based on electronic ink variant technology, and is not particularly limited herein.

In an embodiment of the present application, the display unit of the programmable key on the control panel 150 may further include an illumination unit for providing illumination for the programmable key, and the illumination unit of the programmable key may be disposed inside or outside the programmable key. In this embodiment, the control panel 150 of the ultrasound apparatus 100 can be used in a dark environment, and for many ultrasound inspection operations performed in a dark environment, the operator can clearly recognize the function identification information of the programmable key, thereby improving the operation efficiency and accuracy. For example, the illumination unit may be implemented by a front lighting method or a refraction lighting method according to the lighting structure, that is, the illumination unit may adopt a front lighting structure or a refraction lighting structure. For example, the lighting unit described above may also provide lights of different colors for distinguishing the activated state and the deactivated state of the programmable keys, for example, the activated state of the programmable keys is identified with green light and the deactivated state of the programmable keys is identified with red light, which may enable the operator to more quickly recognize the activated state and the deactivated state of the programmable keys, thereby improving the operation efficiency.

In the embodiment of the present application, the display unit of the programmable key on the control panel 150 and the key switch of the programmable key may be separated from each other or integrated together. In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the programmable keys on the control panel 150 may be designed to be implemented by integrating the key function and the touch function, so that the user can obtain the function of the physical key operation and also implement the function of the touch operation. In addition, the term "key" in the embodiments of the present application does not only refer to a key for realizing function triggering by a pressing operation, but also refers to any operable unit capable of realizing function triggering, such as a button, a knob, and the like. Based on this, the shape of the programmable key in the embodiment of the present application may be arbitrary, such as a circle, a square, and the like, which may be designed according to the form of the ultrasonic apparatus, the form of the control panel of the ultrasonic apparatus, the layout, and the like.

In an embodiment of the present application, the user may personalize the function of and/or the function identification information for at least one of programmable keys 1 through 6 on control panel 150 of ultrasound device 100 based on the user interface provided by display 130. Described below in conjunction with fig. 2.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary schematic diagram of programmable keys on a control panel of an ultrasound device personalized by a user according to embodiments of the application. As shown in fig. 2, the ultrasonic control panel includes programmable keys 1 to 6, and the information displayed on the display units of the programmable keys 1 to 6 is information (also referred to as function identification information) individually set by a user and associated with the currently set function of the key, it should be understood that the function of each programmable key and its function identification information displayed in fig. 2 are only exemplary, and in practical applications, the function of each programmable key may be different according to different devices, and the function identification information may also be at least one of characters, words and icons associated with the currently set function of the programmable key, or other possible identification information, which may be freely defined by the user and displayed by the display unit of the programmable key.

Continuing now with reference to fig. 2, as shown in fig. 2, the programmable key 1 is personalized by the user and functions as an STE elastography function, and the display unit of the programmable key 1 displays a text prompt message such as "STE". Based on such settings, the user can see the "STE" prompt information of the programmable key 1 on the control panel, and when the user presses the programmable key 1, the ultrasound device starts the STE shear wave imaging function in the current examination mode.

The programmable key 2 is set individually by the user, the function is a 4D real-time three-dimensional imaging function in the gynecological examination mode, and the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key 2 is character prompt information like 4D. Based on such settings, the user can see the "4D" prompt message for the programmable key 2 on the control panel, and when the user presses the programmable key 2, the ultrasound device can initiate the 4D imaging mode.

After the programmable key 3 is set individually by a user, the function of the programmable key is to enter the left ventricle development function of the heart part in the heart examination mode, and the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key 3 is character prompt information such as "LVO" (where, LVO is represented by the left ventricle development function character). Based on the setting, the user can see the prompt information of the 'LVO' of the programmable key 3 on the control panel, and when the user presses the programmable key 3, the ultrasonic device can directly enter the left ventricle development function check in the heart mode.

The programmable key 4 is set individually by the user, and then functions of the programmable key 4 are tissue doppler imaging, and the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key 4 is character prompt information such as 'TDI'. Based on such a setting, the user can see the prompt information of "TDI" of the programmable key 4 on the control panel, and when the user presses the programmable key 4, the ultrasonic device can enter the TDI tissue doppler imaging function in the obstetrical-fetal heart examination mode or the heart examination mode.

The programmable key 5 is set to function in an image storage mode after being personalized by a user, and the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key 5 is graphic information such as a 'disk icon'. Based on such settings, the user can know on the control panel that programmable key 5 corresponds to a "save image" prompt, and when the user presses programmable key 5, the ultrasound device can initiate saving the image to local or external memory or ultrasound workstation.

The programmable key 6 has a video storage function after being set by a user in a personalized manner, and the function identification information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key 6 is graphic prompt information such as a 'video recorder icon'. Based on such settings, the user can know on the control panel that the programmable key 6 corresponds to a "video save" prompt, and when the user presses the programmable key 6, the ultrasound device saves the currently examined video to local memory or external memory, or triggers the workstation to store video image data.

An example of the personalized settings of the programmable keys on the control panel 150 of the ultrasound device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is exemplarily shown above in connection with fig. 2, and it is not further elaborated here for the settings and display of other personalized functions. The following describes implementation of the personalized setting of the programmable keys on the control panel 150 of the ultrasound device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

In an embodiment of the present application, a user interface is provided by display 130 via which a user may personalize information displayed by at least one programmable key in control panel 150 (such as programmable keys 1-6 in FIG. 1) and a display element of the programmable key (such as display elements D1-D6 in FIG. 1). The personalized settings may be loaded to the controller 140, and the controller 140 may control the functions of the corresponding programmable keys (such as programmable keys 1 to 6 of fig. 1) and information displayed by the display units (such as display units D1 to D6 of fig. 1) of the programmable keys based on the personalized settings.

Here, in the example shown in fig. 1, controller 140 is shown as being shared by programmable keys 1 through 6, it being understood that this is merely exemplary and that in other examples, each programmable key may also each include a controller for controlling its own function and user-defined prompt information associated with the currently set function to be displayed by its own display device according to a user's personalized setting, wherein each programmable key may be connected to the controller using any interface. Alternatively, some of the programmable keys may share a controller, some of the programmable keys may each have a controller, and so on.

In an embodiment of the application, as mentioned above, the display 130 provides a user interface, and a user can perform personalized setting on the function of at least one programmable key and the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key according to the user interface. Based on this, for different users, the memory 120 may store personalized settings of different users, and load corresponding personalized settings after different users log in, so that the current function of the programmable key on the control panel 150 and the function identification information thereof present the personalized setting result of the logged in user. This process may be described below in conjunction with fig. 3.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic flow chart of the personalization of programmable keys on a control panel of an ultrasound device by a user according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 3, a user may register with software provided by the ultrasound device to create a user account, and then perform personalized setting of functions and/or function identification information on programmable keys on a control panel of the ultrasound device under the user account, and the memory 120 may store the user account and save the personalized setting corresponding to the user account. And then, when the user logs in the software by adopting the user account, the software can inquire the user account from the user database, acquire a corresponding configuration file from the settings stored in the user personalized setting database, load the personalized settings corresponding to the user account, and refresh the programmable keys on the control panel based on the loaded personalized settings so as to present the personalized function settings and/or function identification information corresponding to the user account.

Referring back to fig. 1, the memory 120 may store a first preset database corresponding to the functions of the programmable keys, and the processor 110 may call the first preset database and present options of the functions of the programmable keys to the user via the user interface to obtain personalized settings of the functions of the programmable keys by the user based on the options. In this embodiment, the ultrasound device 100 provides an alternate function library of programmable keys in which the user can select the function to which the programmable key is currently desired.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 may acquire personalized settings for information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key by acquiring data imported by the user; alternatively, the memory 120 may store a second preset database corresponding to the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key, and the processor 110 may call the second preset database, and present an option of the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key to the user through the user interface, so as to obtain the personalized setting of the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key by the user based on the option. In this embodiment, the ultrasound device 100 provides a database of alternative function identification information for the programmable keys, and the user may select the function prompt information currently desired to be presented by the display unit of the programmable keys in the database, or the user may import the relevant function prompt information by himself.

In addition, the user may only perform personalized setting on the function of the programmable key, and after obtaining the personalized setting on the function of the programmable key by the user, the processor 110 may automatically update the function prompt information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key based on the currently set function of the programmable key. In this embodiment, the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key changes as the function to which the programmable key is set changes. Alternatively, the user may only perform personalized setting on the function prompt information to be displayed by the display unit of the programmable key, and the processor 110 may update the function prompt information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting. In this embodiment, the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key changes as the display information of the programmable key is set. Of course, the user may simultaneously perform personalized setting on the functions of the programmable keys and the information displayed by the display units of the programmable keys, so that the processor 110 controls the functions of the programmable keys and the information displayed by the display units of the programmable keys based on the personalized setting.

Further, the processor 110 may present to the user via the user interface a preset configuration of the at least one programmable key, which may be obtained based on historical user operation. In this embodiment, the processor 110 provides a preset configuration scheme (hot key function recommendation) of the programmable key based on the user history operation (for example, by analyzing the use frequency and habit of the user on the function), and the user can directly select the scheme as the personalized setting scheme of the user, so that the user operation is further reduced, and the user experience is improved. Further, the processor 110 may also present the user with a modification permission entry for the preset configuration and/or a permission entry for creating a personalized configuration based on the preset configuration via the user interface. In this embodiment, the user can quickly obtain the personalized setting scheme of the user by modifying the preset configuration, or a new personalized setting scheme can be created by using the preset configuration as a template, so that the flexibility of personalized setting is further improved, and the user experience is improved.

In an embodiment of the present application, each programmable key on the control panel 150 may include a memory for storing function identification information to be displayed by the display unit of the programmable key, the function identification information being personalized by a user. Alternatively, a plurality of (e.g., at least two) programmable keys share a memory, and the memory may store function identification information to be displayed by a display unit of each of the plurality of programmable keys and individually set by a user. The memory may be internal or external to the controller 140, and when external, may be the memory 120. In the above-described embodiment, the function identification information to be displayed by the display unit of the programmable key on the control panel 150 may be updated based on the content stored in the above-described memory. In another embodiment, the function identification information to be displayed by the display unit of the programmable key on the control panel 150 may also be updated by the processor 110 through the control of the controller 140.

In other embodiments of the present application, some or all of the programmable keys 1-6 on the control panel 150 may be detachable keys, based on which the detachable keys are detached, and the function identification information displayed on the display unit is updated by other controllers (such as an external controller independent from the ultrasound device) and then installed on the control panel 150 after the update is completed. In this embodiment, the detachable key may include an information update interface for connecting with other controllers and updating information displayed on the display unit of the detachable key through the other controllers, based on which the user may implement personalized setting of the function identification information of the programmable key on the control panel 150 based on a device external to the ultrasound device 100.

Based on the above description, according to the ultrasonic device of the embodiment of the application, the programmable keys which can be set by the user in a function personalized manner are arranged on the control panel and comprise the display unit to display the key function prompt information which can be set by the user in a personalized manner, so that the convenience of the key function replacement and the function identifier replacement of the control panel can be improved, the user experience is improved, the number of the keys can be effectively reduced, the design of the control panel is simplified, and the cost is reduced. In addition, according to the ultrasonic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the binding relationship can be established between the personalized setting of the programmable key and the user account, the product usability is improved, and inconvenience caused by the use of multiple users in the same equipment is avoided.

A medical device provided according to another aspect of the present application is described below in conjunction with fig. 4. Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of a medical device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. The medical device may be an ultrasound device, a monitoring device, or other medical detection device with a control panel, and the like, and is not limited in particular here. As shown in fig. 4, the medical device 400 may include a processor 410, a memory 420, a display 430, and a control panel 440, wherein: the memory 420 is used to store programs executed by the processor 410. The control panel 440 is provided with a plurality of keys, shown in fig. 4 as key 1 through key n (where n is a natural number greater than 1), at least one of which is a programmable key, wherein the programmable key includes a display unit for displaying information associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set. In fig. 4, keys 1 to 2 are shown as being programmable keys including display elements D1 to D2, respectively, and display elements D1 to D2 are used to display information associated with functions to which the programmable keys 1 and 2 are currently set, respectively.

In an embodiment of the present application, the function of the programmable key on the control panel 440 of the medical device 400 may be personalized by the user, and the function identification information of the programmable key (i.e., the prompt information for the key function, such as the character, text, icon, etc. prompting the key function) may be personalized by the user. The user may enable personalized setting of the functions of the at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key via a user interface provided by the display 430. The processor 410 is connected to the control panel 440 and can control the functions of the programmable keys and/or the information displayed on the display units of the programmable keys based on the personalized settings, wherein the information displayed on the display units of the programmable keys can be changed with the functions of the programmable keys being set or with the display information of the programmable keys being set. Illustratively, the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key is at least one of a character, a letter, and an icon associated with a function to which the programmable key is currently set.

The medical device according to the embodiment of the present application is similar to the ultrasound device according to the embodiment of the present application described above with reference to fig. 1 to 3, the control panel thereof is provided with the programmable keys whose functions can be customized by the user, and the function identification information of the programmable keys can also be customized by the user and can be displayed in real time by the display unit thereof, which can greatly improve the convenience of key function replacement and function identification replacement, improve the user experience, and can also display different languages according to the user definition, thereby solving the problem of multi-language display. In addition, since one programmable key can be endowed with different functions, the number of keys on the control panel can be reduced, the design of the control panel is simplified, the types of materials are reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the medical equipment is reduced. The structure and operation of a medical device according to embodiments of the present application may be understood by those skilled in the art in conjunction with the foregoing description, and for the sake of brevity, details relating thereto are not described in detail herein.

A control method of an ultrasound apparatus provided according to still another aspect of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 5. Fig. 5 shows a schematic flow chart of a control method 500 of an ultrasound device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5, a control method 500 of an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application may include the steps of:

in step S510, personalized settings for at least one programmable key on a control panel of the ultrasound device are received, including personalized settings for functions of the programmable key and/or personalized settings for information displayed by a display unit included in the programmable key.

In step S520, the function of the programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key is controlled based on the personalized setting, wherein the information displayed by the display unit is information associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set. It should be noted that the function of the programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key may be controlled by a controller in the control panel of the ultrasound apparatus 100, or the function of the programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key may be controlled by a processor in the ultrasound apparatus 100, which is not limited in this respect.

The control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application may be performed by the ultrasound apparatus 100 described in the foregoing with reference to fig. 1 to 3, and a person skilled in the art may understand the detailed operations of the control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application with reference to the foregoing description, and for brevity, relevant details are not described herein again, and only the main steps of the control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus are generally described.

In an embodiment of the present application, the personalized setting of the function of the programmable key in the control method 500 of the ultrasound device according to the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on a database included in the ultrasound device.

In an embodiment of the present application, the personalized setting of the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key in the control method 500 of the ultrasound device according to the embodiment of the present application may be performed based on a database included in the ultrasound device, or may be performed based on data imported by a user.

In an embodiment of the present application, the functions of the programmable keys in the control method 500 of the ultrasound device according to an embodiment of the present application may include functions related to any one of the following: an ultrasound examination mode, an ultrasound imaging mode, an ultrasound display mode, an ultrasound probe type, an ultrasound storage mode, and ultrasound parameter adjustments.

In an embodiment of the present application, the receiving the personalized setting for the at least one programmable key on the control panel of the ultrasound device in the control method 500 of the ultrasound device according to the embodiment of the present application may include: receiving a user's personalized settings of at least one programmable key on a control panel of the ultrasound device via a user interface provided by a display of the ultrasound device; the control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application may further include: the user is presented via the user interface with a preset configuration of the at least one programmable key, which may be obtained based on historical user operation.

In an embodiment of the present application, the method 500 for controlling an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application may further include: the user is presented via the user interface with a modification permission entry to the preset configuration and/or a permission entry to create a personalized configuration based on the preset configuration.

In an embodiment of the present application, the method 500 for controlling an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application may further include: and storing the personalized settings of different users on the programmable keys, and calling the personalized settings corresponding to any user when any user logs in the software system.

In an embodiment of the present application, the method 500 for controlling an ultrasound apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application may further include: and when the power supply to the display unit is stopped, controlling the display unit to keep displaying the information associated with the function currently set by the programmable key.

In an embodiment of the present application, the controlling the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting in the control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application may include: the information displayed by the display unit for controlling the programmable keys is at least one of characters, words and icons which are related to the current functions of the programmable keys.

In an embodiment of the present application, the controlling the information displayed on the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting in the control method 500 of the ultrasound apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application may include: the information displayed by the control display unit changes with a change in the function to which the programmable key is set, or changes with a change in the display information to which the display unit of the programmable key is set.

Based on the above description, according to the control method of the ultrasonic device in the embodiment of the application, the programmable key which can be set by the user in a function personalized manner is arranged on the control panel, and the programmable key comprises the display unit to display the key function prompt information which can be set by the user in a personalized manner, so that the convenience of the control panel in key function replacement and function identifier replacement can be improved, the user experience can be improved, the number of keys can be effectively reduced, the control panel design is simplified, and the cost is reduced. In addition, according to the control method of the ultrasonic equipment, the binding relationship can be established between the personalized setting of the programmable keys and the user account, the product usability is improved, and inconvenience caused by the use of multiple users of the same equipment is avoided.

A control method of a medical apparatus provided according to still another aspect of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of a method 500 of controlling a medical device according to an embodiment of the application. As shown in fig. 6, a method 600 for controlling a medical device according to an embodiment of the present application may include the steps of:

in step S610, a personalized setting of at least one programmable key on a control panel of the medical device is received, including a personalized setting of a function of the programmable key and/or a personalized setting of information displayed by a display unit comprised by the programmable key.

In step S620, the function of the programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key is controlled based on the personalized setting, wherein the information displayed by the display unit is information associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set. The functions of the programmable keys and the information displayed on the display units of the programmable keys may be controlled by a controller in a control panel of the medical device 400, or the functions of the programmable keys and the information displayed on the display units of the programmable keys may be controlled by a processor in the medical device 400, which is not limited in this regard.

The control method 600 of the medical device according to the embodiment of the present application may be performed by the medical device 400 described in conjunction with fig. 4, and a person skilled in the art may understand the detailed operations of the control method 600 of the medical device according to the embodiment of the present application in conjunction with the foregoing description, and for brevity, the detailed description is omitted here.

In an embodiment, the programmable key described herein may be a physical programmable key, as shown in fig. 7, the physical programmable key is disposed on the control panel 150, the physical programmable key further includes a key housing 710, the key housing 710 has a pressing portion 720, and the display unit 730 is located below the pressing portion 720. The programmable key may also be a touch-control virtual programmable key, which is not limited in this application.

Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present application, there is also provided a storage medium on which program instructions are stored, which when executed by a computer or a processor are used for executing the respective steps of the control method of the ultrasound apparatus or the control method of the medical apparatus of the embodiment of the present application. The storage medium may include, for example, a memory card of a smart phone, a storage component of a tablet computer, a hard disk of a personal computer, a Read Only Memory (ROM), an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), a portable compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), a USB memory, or any combination of the above storage media. The computer-readable storage medium may be any combination of one or more computer-readable storage media.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the application, a computer program is further provided, and the computer program can be stored on a storage medium in a cloud or a local place. When being executed by a computer or a processor, for performing the respective steps of the control method of the ultrasound apparatus or the control method of the medical apparatus of the embodiments of the present application.

Based on the above description, according to the ultrasonic apparatus, the medical apparatus and the control method thereof in the embodiment of the present application, the programmable key capable of being set by the user in a function personalized manner is arranged on the control panel, and the programmable key includes the display unit to display the key function prompt information capable of being set by the user in a personalized manner, so that convenience in changing functions and function identifiers of the control panel key can be improved, user experience can be improved, the number of keys can be effectively reduced, the design of the control panel can be simplified, and cost can be reduced.

Although the example embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the above-described example embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the scope or spirit of the present application. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present application as claimed in the appended claims.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical functional division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not executed.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the application may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the description of exemplary embodiments of the present application, various features of the present application are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the application and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the method of the present application should not be construed to reflect the intent: this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this application.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where such features are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the application and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a microprocessor, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), or programmable logic device may be used in practice to implement some or all of the functionality of some of the modules in an item analysis apparatus according to embodiments of the present application. The present application may also be embodied as apparatus programs (e.g., computer programs and computer program products) for performing a portion or all of the methods described herein. Such programs implementing the present application may be stored on a computer readable medium or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such a signal may be downloaded from an internet website or provided on a carrier signal or in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the application, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The application may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application or the description thereof, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application. The protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An ultrasound device, comprising an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, a controller, and a control panel;

the ultrasonic probe is used for emitting ultrasonic beams to a target object and receiving ultrasonic echoes returned from the target object to obtain ultrasonic echo signals;

the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor;

the processor is used for obtaining an ultrasonic image of the target object according to the ultrasonic echo signal and controlling the display to display the ultrasonic image;

the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the currently set function of the programmable key;

the processor is connected with the controller and is further used for sending an execution instruction to the controller based on the function of at least one programmable key and/or the personalized setting of the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key;

the controller is connected with the control panel and used for controlling the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key according to the execution instruction.

2. The ultrasound device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is connected to the display and further configured to control the display to display a user interface for obtaining a user's personalized setting of the function of at least one of the programmable keys and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key via the user interface.

3. The ultrasound device according to claim 2, wherein the memory stores a first preset database corresponding to the functions of the programmable keys, and the first preset database is used for presenting options of the functions of the programmable keys to the user through the user interface after being called by the processor, so as to obtain personalized settings of the functions of the programmable keys by the user based on the options.

4. The ultrasound device according to claim 2, wherein the processor obtains personalized settings for the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable keys by obtaining data imported by a user; or,

and a second preset database corresponding to the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key is stored in the memory, and the second preset database is used for presenting options of the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key to a user through a user interface after being called by the processor so as to acquire the personalized setting of the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key by the user based on the options.

5. The ultrasound device of claim 1, wherein the function of the programmable key comprises a function related to any one of: an ultrasound examination mode, an ultrasound imaging mode, an ultrasound display mode, an ultrasound probe type, an ultrasound storage mode, and ultrasound parameter adjustments.

6. The ultrasound device of claim 1, wherein the memory is configured to store personalized settings for the programmable keys for different users.

7. The ultrasound device according to claim 1, wherein each of the programmable keys corresponds to one of the memories, or at least two of the programmable keys share the same memory, for storing information to be displayed by the display unit of the programmable key.

8. The ultrasound device of claim 7, wherein the memory is disposed internal or external to the controller.

9. The ultrasound device of claim 1, wherein each of the programmable keys corresponds to one of the controllers, or at least two of the programmable keys share the same controller.

10. The ultrasound device according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the at least one programmable key is a detachable key, the detachable key comprises an information updating interface, and the information updating interface is used for connecting with other controllers and updating the information displayed by the display unit of the detachable key through other controllers.

11. The ultrasound apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is any one of: the display device comprises an electronic ink display unit, a liquid crystal display unit, an organic light emitting diode display unit and a micro-projection display unit.

12. The ultrasound device of claim 1, wherein the programmable key further comprises an illumination unit for providing illumination to the programmable key, the illumination unit being disposed inside or outside the programmable key.

13. The ultrasound apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the illumination unit employs a front-lit illumination configuration or a refracted-lit illumination configuration.

14. The ultrasound device according to claim 12, wherein the illumination unit is configured to provide different colors of light to identify the activated and deactivated states of the programmable keys differently.

15. The ultrasound device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit of the programmable key and the key switch of the programmable key are separate from or integrated with each other.

16. The ultrasound device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is capable of maintaining display of information associated with a function to which the programmable key is currently set in a power-off state.

17. The ultrasound device according to any of claims 1-16, wherein the information displayed by the display unit is at least one of characters, words, and icons associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set.

18. The ultrasound device according to any of claims 1-16, wherein the information displayed by the display unit changes with a change in the function to which the programmable key is set, or changes with a change in the display information to which the display unit of the programmable key is set.

19. The ultrasound device according to any one of claims 1-16, wherein the programmable key further comprises a key housing having a pressing portion, the display unit being located below the pressing portion.

20. An ultrasound device, comprising an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel;

the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor;

the processor is connected with the control panel and is also used for controlling the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting of the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key.

21. The ultrasound device according to claim 20, wherein the processor is connected to the display and further configured to control the display to display a user interface for obtaining a user's personalized setting of the function of at least one of the programmable keys and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key via the user interface.

22. The ultrasound device according to claim 20, wherein the information displayed by the display unit is at least one of characters, words, and icons associated with a function to which the programmable key is currently set.

23. The ultrasound device according to any of claims 20-22, wherein the information displayed by the display unit changes with the function to which the programmable key is set or changes with the display information to which the display unit of the programmable key is set.

24. An ultrasound device, comprising an ultrasound probe, a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel;

the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor;

the control panel is provided with at least one programmable key, the programmable key comprises a display unit, and the display unit is used for displaying information related to the currently set function of the programmable key; the information displayed by the display unit is changed along with the change of the set function of the programmable key or the change of the set display information of the display unit of the programmable key.

25. A medical device, comprising a processor, a display, a memory, and a control panel, wherein:

the memory is used for storing programs executed by the processor;

the processor is connected with the control panel and is used for controlling the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key based on the personalized setting of the function of at least one programmable key and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key; the information displayed by the display unit is changed along with the change of the set function of the programmable key or the change of the set display information of the display unit of the programmable key.

26. The medical device of claim 25, wherein the processor is connected to the display for controlling the display to display a user interface for obtaining a user's personalized setting of the function of at least one of the programmable keys and/or the information displayed by the display unit of the programmable key via the user interface.

27. The medical device according to claim 25 or 26, wherein the information displayed by the display unit is at least one of characters, words and icons associated with the function to which the programmable key is currently set.