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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2025
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Huy Ngoc Tran, Riverton, UT (US);
Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Ultrasound probes, ultrasound systems, and ultrasound methods with pressure measurement capabilities for detecting and determining if bodily tissue is over-compressed during ultrasound imaging procedure. An ultrasound probe can include a probe body, an articulating probe head attached to the probe body, and a pressure-sensing device housed in an articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body. A method can include placing the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe on a skin surface of a patient and moving the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe over the patient while ultrasound signals are emitted into the patient from the articulating probe head. The method can also include monitoring for measured pressure values induced on the patient by the articulating probe head to determine whether a threshold pressure value has been exceeded.