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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Iconeus, Antony, FR;
Inserm (Institut National DE LA Santé ET DE LA Recherche Médicale), Paris, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Ecole Superieure DE Physique ET DE Chimie Industrielles DE LA Ville DE Paris, Paris, FR;
Charlie Demene, Paris, FR;
Bruno-Felix Osmanski, Paris, FR;
Mickael Tanter, Paris, FR;
Jérôme Baranger, Paris, FR;
Olivier Baud, Paris, FR;
ICONEUS, Antony, FR;
INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE), Paris, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
ECOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe holding device configured to attach to the head of an infant for transfontanellar imaging is disclosed, including a head pad configured to be in contact with the head of the infant and including a central opening, wherein the head pad is configured to receive an ultrasound probe; a pad squeezer, including a central opening and configured to cooperate with the head pad to allow an axial guidance of the head pad along a guidance axis substantially perpendicular to a surface tangent to the head of the infant; a device holder configured to be attached to the head of the infant and exert a downward force on the pad squeezer, along said guidance axis; and a repellent configured to exert a repellent force between the pad squeezer and the head pad when the device holder exerts the downward force on the pad squeezer.