Patent ID: 11944493
Assignee: SONIVATE MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A wearable ultrasound probe comprising:
a housing having a top side and a bottom side, a proximal end and a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, wherein the proximal end comprises a finger-receiving aperture that is configured to form a sleeve including a tubular wall member formed from an elastomeric material and defining an inner lumen, a bottom side of the tubular wall member configured to extend or project into the inner lumen to form a deformable gripping member for gripping a finger, wherein the extension or projection of the bottom side of the tubular wall member into the inner lumen is configured to retain relatively small diameter fingers while the extension or projection of the bottom side of the tubular wall member is configured to distend outward from the inner lumen to accommodate relatively large diameter fingers;
a first ultrasound array disposed at the distal end; and
a second ultrasound array disposed adjacent to the distal end and proximal to the first ultrasound array, wherein the second ultrasound array is angled 105-155 degrees from the first ultrasound array such that only one of the first ultrasound array or the second ultrasound array is positionable against a patient and usable at one time,
wherein the first ultrasound array is a phased array and the second ultrasound array is a linear array.