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
US12343196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/3405
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device comprises an ultrasound probe housing containing ultrasound probes configured to produce images inside a body of a patient and having an ambient side, a body side, a first side that connects the ambient side to the body side, and a second side that connects the ambient side to the body side and is substantially opposite to the first side, and wherein the ultrasound probes are positioned to provide a field of view beneath the body side of the ultrasound probe housing. The device further includes a first clamping arm that extends from the first side and a second clamping arm that extends from the second side, wherein the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are configured to secure the ultrasound probe housing to a body of the patient such that the body side of the ultrasound probe is facing toward the body of the patient.
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