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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Applicant:
BO Hansen, Copenhagen, DK;
Inventor:
Bo Hansen, Copenhagen, DK;
Assignee:
B-K Medical Aps, Herlev, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52017 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elongate probe () including a probe head () with a transducer array (), a shaft () and an articulating member (). The articulating member is located between the probe head and the shaft. The articulating member is configured to articulate between a position in which the probe head extends along a longitudinal axis of the probe and at least one articulated position in which the probe head extends at a non-zero angle from the longitudinal axis of the probe. The probe further includes a stiffener () configured to controllably move from a retracted position to an extended position at which the stiffener inhibits articulation of the articulating member.