Probe head-cover applicator and method thereof
AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorGlade H. Howell
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Abstract
A probe head-cover applicator and method for applying a probe head-cover to a probe head of an ultrasound probe. A probe head-cover applicator can include a tray including a cavity, an insert of a compressible material suspended over the cavity, and a probe head-cover adhered to the insert. The insert can include a first adhesive on an outward-facing surface of the insert facing away from the cavity. The probe head-cover can be adhered to the insert by the first adhesive. The probe head-cover can include a second adhesive on an outward-facing surface of the probe head-cover facing away from the insert. The second adhesive can be configured to adhere the probe head-cover to a probe head of an ultrasound probe when the probe head is inserted into the cavity.
Claims19
A probe head-cover applicator, comprising:
- a tray including a cavity;
- an insert formed from a compressible material positioned over the cavity;
- and
- a probe head-cover comprising:
- a first side adhered to the insert;
- and
- a second side opposite the first side, the second side including an adhesive for adhering the probe head-cover to an ultrasound probe inserted in the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.