In-line suspension ultrasound rollstand
AssigneeBard Access Systems, Inc.
InventorsTab Robbins, Matthew J. Prince, Paul T. Westwood
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to stabilizing a rollstand for an ultrasound system. The system, apparatus and method pertain to a rollstand comprising a base, an off-center vertical support, and an overhanging support for an ultrasound display of the ultrasound system. The off-center vertical support rises vertically from the base and is offset horizontally from a centroid of the base. A center of gravity of the rollstand may be located above the centroid of the base and above a vascular site of a patient being imaged by the ultrasound system. The overhanging support may be offset horizontally from the centroid of the base in a direction substantially opposite the off-center vertical support.
Claims19
A rollstand for an ultrasound system, comprising:
- a base including a plurality of wheels;
- an off-center vertical support rising vertically from the base and offset in a first horizontal direction from a centroid of the base;
- an overhanging support extending distally from the off-center vertical support in a second horizontal direction that is oriented opposite with respect to the first horizontal direction, wherein the overhanging support is configured to couple with an ultrasound display of the ultrasound system;
- and
- a boom arm extending in the second horizontal direction between the off-center vertical support and the overhanging support, the boom arm including a pivot that enables the overhanging support to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the boom arm,
- wherein:
- the off-center vertical support is coupled to the base via a horizontal linking element, the horizontal linking element extends in line with the first horizontal direction such that the off-center vertical support is located off-set from the centroid of the base in the first horizontal direction and in line with the horizontal linking element, and
- the off-center vertical support is horizontally and linearly displaceable with respect to the base in line with the first horizontal direction.
An ultrasound system, comprising:
- an ultrasound display;
- and
- a rollstand, the rollstand including:
- a base including a plurality of wheels,
- an off-center vertical support rising vertically from the base and offset in a first horizontal direction from a centroid of the base,
- an overhanging support extending away from the off-center vertical support in a second horizontal direction that is oriented opposite with respect to the first horizontal direction, wherein the overhanging support is configured to couple with the ultrasound display;
- and
- a boom arm extending in the second horizontal direction between the off-center vertical support and the overhanging support, the boom arm including a pivot that enables the overhanging support to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the boom arm,
- wherein:
- the off-center vertical support is coupled to the base via a horizontal linking element, the horizontal linking element extends in line with the first horizontal direction such that the off-center vertical support is located off-set from the centroid of the base in the first horizontal direction and in line with the horizontal linking element, and
- the off-center vertical support is horizontally and linearly displaceable with respect to the base in line with the first horizontal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.