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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventors:

William Robert Mclaughlin, Bountiful, UT (US);

Steffan Sowards, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);

Bart Peterson, Farmington, UT (US);

Bradley M. Wilkinson, North Haledon, NJ (US);

Mark Newby, Kamas, UT (US);

Assignee:

Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4422 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01);
Abstract

Ultrasound probe assemblies including the probe, a sheath, and an accessory implement that may be selectively attached to and detached form the probe. The implement includes an attachment surface for attaching accessories thereto. The attachment surface includes a defined angle with respect to the head of the probe so that accessories attached thereto are disposed in a defined alignment with the probe. The implement includes a circumferential wall defining a cavity configure to receive the probe head therein. The cavity includes a bottom opening to expose a patient coupling surface of the probe. The assembly may include an ultrasound gel disposed within the opening. The sheath may include a stretchable band to secure the sheath to the probe. The sheath defines a sterile barrier and may be attached to the implement.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mclaughlin, William. (2026). Ultrasound probe accessory implement (U.S. Patent No. 12539101). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12539101

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