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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
Eric W. Lindekugel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Daniel B. Blanchard, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT (US);
Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US);
Jeanette E. Southard, Park City, UT (US);
Kevin W. Stinger, Kaysville, UT (US);
Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US);
Eric W. Lindekugel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jeremy B. Cox, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Daniel B. Blanchard, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Christian W. Crook, West Jordan, UT (US);
Eddie K. Burnside, Bountiful, UT (US);
Jeanette E. Southard, Park City, UT (US);
Kevin W. Stinger, Kaysville, UT (US);
Amir Orome, Sandy, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A probe cap for use with an ultrasound probe including a head portion and an acoustic surface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the probe cap includes a body that defines a cavity sized for releasably receiving the head portion of the probe therein. The probe cap body further defines a hole that is proximate the acoustic surface of the head portion. A compliant spacer component is disposed in the hole. The spacer component can include a hydrogel and provides an acoustic path between the acoustic surface and a tissue surface of a patient. The spacer component includes a skin contact surface that defines a concavity and is deformable against the tissue surface. Additional embodiments disclose various probe cap and accompanying needle guide designs for use in assisting a clinician with ultrasound probe use and needle insertion into a patient.