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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US);
Steffan Sowards, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
William Robert Mclaughlin, Bountiful, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A medical ultrasound system and methods of using the system. The medical ultrasound system can include an ultrasound probe and one of a plurality of optional accessories attached to the ultrasound probe. The accessory can exchange data with the probe and receive power from the probe. The accessory can include processors and logic that governs its operation thereby adding functionality to the probe. The accessory can receive input and provide output via any of a number of communication mechanisms, i.e., wireless, electrical, optical, RFID, IR, and the like. The accessory can add functionality to the probe, such as fiber optic shape sensing, obtaining electrical signals, obtaining bio-impedance measurements, tracking a needle, and determining the orientation of the probe. The accessory may include a needle guide, a triphalangeal support structure, or an acoustically transparent cap.