Patent ID: 6575167
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A protection device for hand held ultrasound needle procedures comprising:a shield made from a needle resistant material bendable into an arc, said arc having a first apex and a second apex, said first apex located at an upper end of said arc and said second apex located at a lower end of said arc; a first receiving means comprising a shape, a notched out area, or a hole through said shield at said first apex for receiving an upper end of a transducer or other similar device, said first receiving means allowing said upper end of said transducer, transducer cable, or other similar device to pass thereby; a first securing means at said first receiving means for securing said transducer, transducer cable, or similar device within said first receiving means; a second receiving means comprising a shape, a notched out area, or a hole through said shield at said second apex for receiving a lower end of a transducer, or similar device, such that a head of said transducer or similar device is allowed to be used without obstruction; and a second securing means at said second receiving means for securing said lower end of a transducer or similar device in said second receiving means, thereby securing said shield on said transducer or similar device such that an operator's hand can grasp said transducer, or similar device, between said apexes of said shield so the operator's hand is enclosed within said shield.