US 11,998,386 B2
Support and cover structures for an ultrasound probe head
Eric W. Lindekugel, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Daniel B. Blanchard, Bountiful, UT (US); Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT (US); Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US); Jeanette E. Southard, Castleconnell (IE); Kevin W. Stinger, Kaysville, UT (US); and Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/854,789.
Application 16/854,789 is a continuation of application No. 13/206,396, filed on Aug. 9, 2011, granted, now 10,639,008, issued on May 5, 2020.
Application 13/206,396 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/900,750, filed on Oct. 8, 2010, granted, now 11,103,213.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/372,044, filed on Aug. 9, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/249,850, filed on Oct. 8, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2020/0245971 A1, Aug. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4281 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61B 8/4422 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasound probe assembly, comprising:
an ultrasound probe including a probe head and an orientation indicator, the probe head including an acoustic surface;
an ultrasound cap, comprising:
an opening defined by an opening perimeter; and
a base configured to support a removable needle guide, wherein:
the base is a bracket configured to permit the removable needle guide to slide laterally with respect to the ultrasound probe, and
the base is aligned with the orientation indicator;
a solid hydrogel component, comprising:
a probe-contacting side contacting the acoustic surface;
a skin-contacting side extending through the opening; and
an outer perimeter larger than the opening perimeter; and
a cover configured to cover the hydrogel component and at least a portion of the ultrasound cap.