Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Support and cover structures for an ultrasound probe head
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Application No.: US16854789Application Date: 2020-04-21
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Publication No.: US11998386B2Publication Date: 2024-06-04
- Inventor: Eric W. Lindekugel , Jeremy B. Cox , Daniel B. Blanchard , Christian W. Crook , Eddie K. Burnside , Jeanette E. Southard , Kevin W. Stinger , Amir Orome
- Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Franklin Lakes
- Agency: Rutan & Tucker LLP
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
An ultrasound probe assembly includes an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound cap, a solid hydrogel component, and a cover. The ultrasound probe can include a probe head and an orientation indicator. The probe head includes an acoustic surface. The ultrasound cap can include an opening defined by an opening perimeter, and a base configured to support a removable needle guide. The base can be aligned with the orientation indicator. The solid hydrogel component can include a probe-contacting side contacting the acoustic surface, a skin-contacting side extending through the opening, and an outer perimeter larger than the opening perimeter. The cover can be configured to cover the hydrogel component and at least a portion of the ultrasound cap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200245971A1 Support and Cover Structures for an Ultrasound Probe Head Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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