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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy F Hamers, Windlake, WI (US);
Lawrence E Murphy, Shorewood, WI (US);
Wayne R Vohnoutka, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12866001 ; 128898 ;
Abstract
A container of ultrasound coupling medium, used in conjunction with an ultrasound imaging system, is stored for operator convenience and patient comfort. Initially, at least one location on the ultrasound imaging system is identified, which has a predetermined thermal profile. The container of coupling medium is then stored at any of the identified locations to maintain the coupling medium at a desired temperature.