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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
William J Park, San Jose, CA (US);
Randal J Bertuccelli, Mount Aukum, CA (US);
Robert Mesaros, Bozeman, MT (US);
Brian S MacInnes, Saratoga, CA (US);
Richard W Henderson, Fremont, CA (US);
Kathleen A Ruvolo, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Richard Lyon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nancy A Cheadle, Saratoga, CA (US);
John William Sliwa, Jr, Los Altos, CA (US);
Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A needle guide having a semi-compliant shell design and locating means for attachment to an ultrasound transducer. The needle guide improves over the prior art in its reduced complexity, its low-profile formed fit to the transducer, a positive guide locking feature when the needle holding pin is in the closed position, and its ease of attachment over a sterile cover. The improved design is conducive to low-cost manufacturing methods which employ materials that can be autoclaved, gas-sterilized, or liquid disinfected.