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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Niels-christian Lendrick Sasady, Frederiksberg, DK;
Niels-Christian Lendrick Sasady, Frederiksberg, DK;
B-K Medicals Aps, Herlev, DK;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe () includes an elongate handle () with first and second end regions (). The probe () further includes first and second blade sections (). The first blade section () is attached to the first end region () and extends in a direction away from the first end region. The second blade section () is movably attached to the first end region () and extends in the same direction as the first blade section (). The second blade section () is configured to move between a first position in which the second blade section () is next to the first blade section () and a second position in which the second blade section () is further away from the first blade section (). The probe () further includes transducer array () affixed to the first blade section () opposite the first end region () and in between the first and second blade sections ().