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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Betty Sedlacek, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rick L. Pruter, Coralville, IA (US);
Assignee:
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc., Caledonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01); A61M 25/0631 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for reducing the risk of contamination of interior regions of a needle guide which is disposed on an endocavity transducer, which system includes an elastic membrane forming a pocket which covers a needle exit hole in the needle guide. The pocket is disposed on a sheath which is both; disposed around the endocavity transducer and between the endocavity transducer and the needle guide.