Probe cable support
AssigneeBK Medical Aps
InventorPaul G. Wood
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Abstract
A probe cable support (146) includes a leg (202) with a top side (208) and a bottom side (210). The leg further includes a plurality of supports (2161, 2162, . . . , 216N) protruding from the bottom side and intermittently arranged with non-zero gaps there between. The leg further includes an arm (226) protruding from the top side. A system (101) includes an ultrasound imaging system (100) configured with at least one probe (102) and a console (104), a cable (116) configured to electrically connect the probe and the console, a cart (106) configured to support the ultrasound imaging system, and a probe cable support (146) configured to support the cable.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an ultrasound imaging system configured with at least one probe and a console;
- a cable configured to electrically connect the probe and the console;
- a cart configured to support the ultrasound imaging system, wherein the cart includes a cable support hook;
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- a probe cable support configured to support the cable, wherein the probe cable support includes:
- a leg, including:
- a long axis, including:
- a first end;
- and
- a second end opposing the first end,
- a top side between the first and second ends and facing a first direction;
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- a bottom side between the first and second ends, below the top side, and facing a second direction, which opposes the first direction;
- an arm protruding up from the first end of the top side and extending along the long axis and over the top side of the leg to the second end, forming a ring with a material free region between the arm and the top side of the leg, wherein the arm is configured to engage the cable support hook of the cart;
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- a support protruding from the bottom side below the arm and configured to support the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.