Patent ID: 8162669
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound training assembly to indicate what direction a vein will be spotted while utilizing an ultrasound apparatus, said assembly including: a tubular member having a first end, a second end and a perimeter wall extending between said first and second ends, said perimeter wall having an aperture therein; a model representing an ultrasound probe, said model including a grip and a head attached together, said head having a distal edge with respect to said grip, said distal edge being elongated; an elongated member being attached to said distal edge and having a longitudinal axis orientated perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said model extending through said distal edge and a free end of said grip, said elongated member being spaced from said distal edge a distance between 0.5 inches and 2 inches; and wherein said elongated member is placed in said tubular member through said aperture to represent a vein which would be seen by an ultrasound probe represented by said model.