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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
An Nguyen-Dinh, Valleres, FR;
Aimé Flesch, Andrésy, FR;
Assignee:
Vermon, Tours Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe is provided for use in medical diagnostic applications. The probe includes one or more ultrasonic transducers disposed in an external housing and a plurality of cables disposed in a common sheath. A pointing device, such as a trackball, rocking-key device or the like, is mounted on the probe housing for controlling a plurality of functions of a remote imaging system associated with the probe.