US 11,723,623 B2
Support system for a portable ultrasound machine
James T. Hatlan, Portland, OR (US); Dan Tidwell, Portland, OR (US); and Bill McDonough, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Sonivate Medical, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
Filed by Sonivate Medical, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/855,259.
Prior Publication US 2021/0330288 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A47B 23/04 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4209 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); F16M 13/005 (2013.01); A47B 23/043 (2013.01); A63B 2213/008 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support system for a portable ultrasound machine comprising:
a carrier having an outer face and an inner face, the inner face including a handle protruding therefrom, the inner face further including a first carrier connector positioned below the handle and a second carrier connector positioned below the first carrier connector; and
a bracket for a beamformer of the portable ultrasound machine, the bracket having a top side and a bottom side, the bracket including a base area, a first shelf and a second shelf flanking the base area, an inner lip stemming from the first shelf, and an outer lip stemming from the second shelf,
the bracket further including a first bracket connector protruding from the bottom side of the base area adjacent to the outer lip, a second bracket connector protruding from the bottom side of the base area adjacent to the inner lip, and a third bracket connector protruding laterally from the inner lip in a direction away from the base area of the bracket,
wherein the bracket couples to the carrier in a first position, a second position, and a third position, the first position including the third bracket connector connected to the first carrier connector, the second position including the third bracket connector connected to the second carrier connector, and the third position including the first bracket connector connected to the first carrier connector and the second bracket connector connected to the second carrier connector.