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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew Hansen, Portland, OR (US);
Amen Mengistu, Portland, OR (US);
Adam Hoiness, Austin, TX (US);
Lauren Larocco, Sacramento, CA (US);
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A guide structure () is configured for placement on a patient's skin and holding a medical probe () for adjustable positioning over the patient's skin during vascular line placement. A preferred guide structure includes a U-shaped base () having two arms () separated by an open space (). A carriage () for a medical probe holder () is movable along carriage guide surfaces () of the arms of the base and thereby forms a movable bridge spanning the open space. The medical probe holder carrying a medical probe is movable in a direction transverse to the arms of the base to set the medical probe to a desired distance into the open space. A carriage translation actuator () operatively associated with the carriage enables movement of the carriage and thereby adjusts the position of the medical probe over the surface of the patient's skin.