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
US12097069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device comprises an ultrasound probe housing that has an ambient side and a body side and contains ultrasound probes configured to produce images of inside the body of a patient. The device may further include a needle guide assembly connected to the housing that receives a needle for insertion into the body of the patient so that the needle can be visualized by the ultrasonic probes in real time. Each of a first subset of the ultrasound probes is positioned such that a direction of ultrasound waves generated thereby is through the body side and perpendicular to the body side. Each of a second subset of the ultrasound probes is positioned non-perpendicular to the body side such that a direction of ultrasound waves generated by each of the second subset of ultrasound probes is toward a site of penetration of the needle into the body of the patient.
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