Patent · US Expired

Cover for ultrasound probe

US6402695B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 2000
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B8/14
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The ultrasound probe cover includes a conventional condom which is adapted to fit over an ultrasound probe. The cover is secured to the probe in a water-tight arrangement at the proximal end of the cover by an elastic band. An elongated hollow tube is secured to the surface of the ultrasound probe, which tends to result in an equalization of fluid pressure at both ends of the condom cover during insertion and retraction of the condom into and out of a bodily opening, such as the rectum, of a patient.

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