WIRELESS CONTROL OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61B1/273 A61B1/05 A61B8/12 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to the examination and visualization of the patient's organs using transesophageal echocardiography (TEEchoCG), namely to a TEE probe, as well as to a method of wireless control of such a probe. The gastroscope of the probe is detachably connected to the handle and contains an ultrasonic transducer in the distal part for obtaining ultrasound imaging data. The gastroscope wireless communication module is connected to the handle and is configured to receive a command signal from a console located at a distance from the TEE probe and transmit ultrasound imaging data to the console. The microcontroller of the wireless communication module is configured to transmit an electrical signal to the gastroscope to control the movement of the distal part of the gastroscope in response to the received command signal. The handle interface is located in the distal part of the handle. The gastroscope interface is located in the proximal part of the gastroscope. The handle and the gastroscope are detachably connected to each other by a handle interface and a gastroscope interface. The handle interface is configured to transmit an electrical signal to the gastroscope via the gastroscope interface to control the distal portion of the gastroscope. The wireless communication module is located inside the handle. The housing of the wireless communication module is connected to the handle. When the wireless communication module is connected to the handle, the wireless communication module transmits an electrical signal to the gastroscope.

EFFECT: it is possible to disassemble and reassemble the TEE probe using the same or different components to speed up medical operations for the doctor and the patient, and reduce the risk of damage to the TEE probe during cleaning procedures through the use of removable components.

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