US 12,324,705 B2
Handle system for transport, dock retention and desktop positioning of a portable medical device
Patrick Nally, Seattle, WA (US); Michael Pinch, Seattle, WA (US); and Ken Dickenson, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed by FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/230,770.
Application 18/230,770 is a division of application No. 16/111,195, filed on Aug. 23, 2018, granted, now 11,751,845.
Prior Publication US 2023/0371923 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4433 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/462 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a portable medical device having an upper portion pivotally coupled to a lower portion in a clamshell configuration, the method comprising:
positioning a handle of the portable medical device in a first position, the portable medical device comprising a base and the handle coupled to the base, wherein the handle comprises a first end portion, a second end portion and a handle portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
with the handle in the first position, operably positioning the portable medical device on a support comprising a stand head mounted to a support member, the stand head comprising a front edge support portion opposite a rear edge support portion, and a first recess between the front edge support portion and the rear edge support edge portion, the rear edge support portion comprising a second recess comprising a first edge portion and a second edge portion opposite to the first edge portion and a latch mechanism comprising an engagement member and a release member for operably coupling to the engagement member positioned beneath the first edge portion of the second recess; and
with the base in the first recess, rotating the handle through the second recess from the first position to a second position to securely couple the handle to the stand head and prevent removal of the portable medical device from the stand head, wherein said rotating the handle from the first position to the second position actuates the engagement member to engage the handle with the latch mechanism and prevent rotation of the handle from the second position to the first position, and moving the release member from a first release member position to a second release member position retracts the engagement member to disengage the handle and permit rotation of the handle from the second position to the first position, wherein in the first position the handle portion is above the stand head and in the second position the handle portion is underneath the stand head.