US 11,723,520 B2
Articulation activation wire stress relief for an ultrasound imaging probe
Bjarne Lasse Christensen, Koege (DK); and Niels-Christian LL Sasady, Frederiksberg (DK)
Assigned to B-K MEDICAL APS, Herlev (DK)
Filed by B-K Medical Aps, Herlev (DK)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/157,081.
Application 17/157,081 is a division of application No. 15/543,651, granted, now 10,939,808, previously published as PCT/IB2015/050348, filed on Jan. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0137353 A1, May 13, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/0052 (2013.01) [A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/267 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elongate ultrasound imaging probe, comprising:
an articulating member, including:
at least two vertebrae elements sequentially arranged along a long axis of the elongate ultrasound imaging probe; and
a plurality of pivots located between the at least two vertebrae elements, wherein each of the plurality of pivots is disposed off-center relative to the at least two vertebrae elements, and each of the plurality of pivots is spatially oriented to provide a pivot point for a different articulation direction of a set of different of articulation directions of a vertebra element of the at least two vertebrae elements;
a plurality of guides, including at least one guide for each of the respective different pivot directions; and
a control configured to actuate the plurality of guides for controlling opposing articulation directions.