Non-invasive medical probe
US6456865B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/252
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A non-invasive medical probe includes a suction cup adapted to be secured by vacuum to a patient's skin and supporting an electrode, a source of vacuum, and a resilient walled tube structure connecting the source of vacuum to the suction cup, the source of vacuum including a resilient bellows operative when fully compressed and then released to apply a predetermined low level of vacuum to the suction cup and an arrangement connected with the bellows for enabling the bellows to be further extended manually in order to increase the vacuum applied to the suction cup to a higher level, the arrangement including a thumb ring secured to a closed end of the bellows and a finger abutment at an opposite end of the bellows.
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