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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Andre P. Boezaart, Gainesville, FL (US);
Barys Ihnatsenka, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Andre P. Boezaart, Gainesville, FL (US);
Barys Ihnatsenka, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 25/065 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 2562/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, apparatus for facilitating ultrasound-assisted needle placement for drug delivery includes an ultrasound probe cover adapted to receive an ultrasound probe, the cover comprising a first wall and a needle guide associated with the first wall, the needle guide comprising an element adapted to guide a needle into a patient adjacent the cover.