Ultrasound system and apparatus having a portable storage bin
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPhilip Stankard, Robert Andrew Meurer, Muriel Shields
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Abstract
An ultrasound apparatus includes a base, a housing extending upwardly from the base and having opposed lateral sides, the housing being configured to support an operator console and display, and a storage bin received in a recess in the housing. The storage bin is movable from a first position in which the storage bin is received within the recess of the housing, and a second position in which the storage bin extends from one of the lateral sides of the housing.
Claims16
An ultrasound apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing extending upwardly from the base and having a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposed to the first lateral side, the housing being configured to support an operator console and display;
- a storage bin received in a recess in the housing, the storage bin having a first side and a second side that are generally contiguous to the first and the second lateral sides, respectively, when the storage bin is in a stowed position, the storage bin being bidirectionally slidable from the stowed position in both a first direction and a second direction each oriented along an axis normal to the first and the second lateral sides;
- wherein the storage bin transitions to a first access position and a second access position when moved in the first direction and the second direction, respectively, the first and the second access positions both permitting access to contents of the storage bin.
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a base;
- a housing extending upwardly from the base and having a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposed to the first lateral side, the housing being configured to support an operator console and display;
- a plurality of wheels supporting the base and providing mobility for the system;
- a removable storage bin received in a recess in the housing, the storage bin having a first side and a second side that are generally contiguous to the first and the second lateral sides of the housing, respectively, when the storage bin is in a stowed position, the storage bin being bidirectionally slidable from the stowed position in both a first direction and a second direction, each direction oriented along an axis normal to the first and the second lateral sides;
- and
- wherein the storage bin transitions to a first access position and a second access position when moved in the first direction and the second direction, respectively, the first and the second access positions both permitting access to contents of the storage bin.
A method of storing items on an ultrasound imaging apparatus having a base, a housing extending upwardly from the base and supporting an operator console and display, and a plurality of wheels supporting the base, comprising the step of:
- inserting a storage bin into a recess in the housing;
- and
- positioning the storage bin in a stowed position such that opposed first and second sides of the storage bin are generally contiguous with opposed first and second lateral sides of the housing;
- wherein the storage bin is configured to slide bidirectionally from the stowed position in both a first direction and a second direction each oriented along an axis normal to the first and the second lateral sides;
- wherein the storage bin transitions to a first access position and a second access position when moved in the first direction and the second direction, respectively, the first and the second access positions both permitting access to contents of the storage bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.