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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Cybersonics, Inc., Erie, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Gregory Strunk, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Vaitekunas, Erie, PA (US);
Jeremy Louis Hemingway, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cybersonics, Inc., Erie, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22015 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic medical device can include a transducer, a coupling system, and a waveguide. The coupling system can be configured to attach and adequately torque the waveguide to the transducer for use in a medical procedure. The coupling system can be configured to detach the inner probe from the transducer upon completion of the medical procedure.