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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bart Peterson, Farmington, UT (US);
Steffan Sowards, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bradley M. Wilkinson, North Haledon, NJ (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Mark Newby, Kamas, UT (US);
William Robert McLaughlin, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a stabilization feature configured to be coupled to an ultrasound probe, or similar medical device and grasped by one or more fingers of a user. The user can then manipulate the stabilization feature and probe assembly without requiring any opposing pressure to be applied by the thumb. As such a user is free to use the thumb to operate controls disposed on the probe, or stabilize a skin surface, or the like. The stabilization feature can include a first portion configured to be grasped by one or more fingers, and a second portion configured to engage the probe. Further, the second portion can engage the probe through a sheath to maintain a sterile barrier therebetween. Alternatively, the first portion can be grasped by one or more fingers through a sheath to maintain a sterile barrier therebetween.