Needle guides for a sonographic imaging device
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorJonathan C. Gorzitze
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A medical device guide system includes a probe configured for imaging portions of a patient's body, a first guide connector extending from a first surface of the probe, the first guide connector including a first mounting surface, and a guide removably mountable to the first guide connector. The guide may include a first cavity shaped to receive the first mounting surface and a first channel disposed on a top surface of the guide opposite the first cavity, the first channel angled at a first angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the probe and configured to guide a medical device to a targeted depth in the patient's body.
Claims19
An ultrasound probe system, comprising:
- an ultrasound probe comprising:
- a head portion having a front surface;
- a body portion having an engagement feature configured to engage with a first flexible extension of a first needle guide;
- and
- a front guide connector attached to the front surface of the head portion, the front guide connector comprising:
- an elongated protrusion defining a first side surface, a second side surface, and a top mounting surface;
- a first stability extension extending from the first side surface;
- and
- a second stability extension extending from the second side surface, the first stability extension and the second stability extension disposed along an axis orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the elongated protrusion;
- and
- one or more needle guides designed for separate attachment to the front guide connector, the one or more needle guides including the first needle guide, and each of the one or more needle guides comprising:
- an elongated cavity to receive the elongated protrusion;
- a first side channel in communication with the elongated cavity designed to receive the first stability extension;
- a second side channel in communication with the elongated cavity designed to receive the second stability extension;
- a top surface including a first ridge and a second ridge together defining a needle channel in a central portion of the top surface, the needle channel having a longitudinal axis forming an angle with a longitudinal axis of the ultrasound probe;
- and
- a flexible extension that is configured to engage with the engagement feature of the body portion of the ultrasound probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.