Clamp for a medical probe device

US8496592B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Stephen F. Ridley · Columbia, US
• M. Dexter Hagy · Greenville, US
• David Reed · Langhorne, US
• Craig Hidalgo · Langhorne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2013
• Expiry date: May 30, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/3413
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed are medical probe devices and methods for use guiding of percutaneous probes during medical procedures. The probe devices include a clamp that can secure a probe at a targeted location. The devices can be utilized to guide a probe through the probe guide to a percutaneous target. Disclosed clamps can be utilized on probe devices incorporating an ultrasound transducer. In addition, the devices can include a sterilizable shield including a sterile probe guide for use in procedures requiring a sterile field. The sterilizable shield can be a single-use shield that can prevent contamination and re-use of the shield. The devices can define a beneficial geometry conducive to use by a single operator that can be utilized for percutaneous targets near the skin surface.