Patent ID: 11957511
Assignee: CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A cover for an ultrasound scanning assembly, wherein the cover exerts compressive force on a patient during use, the cover comprising:
an outer frame; and
a film material extending across the outer frame,
wherein the film material comprises:
a substrate layer having a first surface and a second surface;
a first hydrophilic layer provided on the first surface of the substrate layer; and
a second hydrophilic layer provided on the second surface of the substrate layer;

wherein the film material further comprises a sheet having two opposing outer edges formed into semi-rigid or rigid cylindrical portions,
wherein the outer frame comprises a pair of stand-offs projecting downwardly on opposite sides of the outer frame,
wherein each stand-off of the pair of stand-offs comprises an inwardly directed groove, and
wherein the inwardly directed grooves are configured to receive the semi-rigid or rigid cylindrical portions of the outer edges of the sheet of the film material therein.