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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Mark A. Kliewer, Madison, WI (US);
Tim Walker, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher J. Thomas, Lone Rock, WI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Kliewer, Madison, WI (US);
Tim Walker, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher J. Thomas, Lone Rock, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); H05G 1/02 (2006.01); H05G 1/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/19 (2006.01); F16B 7/06 (2006.01); F16B 7/10 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support for sonographers provides a path of force transmission from an ultrasound probe to the sonographer's upper arm bypassing the wrist, and thus reducing wrist injuries that can come from the need to tightly grip and restrain an ultrasound probe for long periods of time.