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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Boehringer Technologies, Lp, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Manuel Seas, McAllen, TX (US);
Boehringer Technologies, LP, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Abstract
A needle guide for an ultrasonic probe is disclosed. The needle guide includes a pair of pivotable jaws mounted at the end of a pair of elongated arms. The jaws establish a tapering gap between them for receipt of the working head of the ultrasound probe. The needle guide also includes a needle holding section having plural angled slots or channels, each of which is configured for receipt of a needle therein to guide the needle along a respective desired path to a position below the working head of the ultrasound probe so that it can be imaged thereat. The needle guide can be operated by one hand.