Ultrasound probe with an integrated needle assembly and a computer program product, a method and a system for providing a path for inserting a needle of the ultrasound probe
US11701083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device comprises an ultrasound probe housing containing ultrasound probes configured to produce images inside the body of a patient for procedures requiring needle or probe insertion. Each of a first subset of the ultrasound probes is positioned such that a direction of ultrasound waves generated thereby is through a body side of the ultrasound probe housing and perpendicular thereto. Each of a second subset of the ultrasound probes is positioned non-perpendicular to the body side of the ultrasound probe housing such that a direction of ultrasound waves generated thereby is toward a site of needle penetration directly beneath a guide channel cut-out or aperture of the ultrasound probe housing. A first ultrasound probe in the first subset of ultrasound probes may be located further from the body side of the ultrasound probe housing that a second ultrasound probe in the first subset of ultrasound probes.
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