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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2022
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Rimon Tadross, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Michael J. Washburn, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Todd Schueneman, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/42 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for ultrasound imaging, and in particular, for controlling a position of an ultrasound probe. In one example, a probe guide comprises a body shaped to receive an ultrasound probe and including a first detent shaped to maintain the ultrasound probe in a first rotational position along an axis of the body and a second detent shaped to maintain the ultrasound probe in a second rotational position along the axis of the body.