Patent · US Expired

Ultrasound probe support and stepping device

US5931786A · kind A · utility

103Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 1998
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/1012
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for a medical instrument includes bracket member having a cavity dimensioned and configured to receive at least a portion of the medical instrument; carriage member defining a recess adapted to rotationally support the bracket member; base assembly adapted to be slidably connected to support the carriage member; grid support member adapted to be connected to one end of the base assembly; and template grid, coupled to the grid support member, the template grid having a plurality of grid apertures. In one preferred embodiment, the medical instrument is an ultrasound probe.

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