Patent ID: 7284729
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transducer holding system comprising: a base; at least one transducer assembly including a transducer and having first and second openings on either side of the transducer; at least one strap fixedly attached to one end of the base, the at least one strap adapted to encircle a limb of a patient to secure the base to the limb so that one surface of the base faces the limb and a second surface of the base faces away from the limb; and a plurality of fasteners arranged on the second surface of the base, each fastener including first and second ends, each end constructed and arranged to thread through at least one of the first and second openings on either side of the at least one transducer assembly to secure the at least one transducer assembly, each fastener fixedly attached to the second surface of the base at a central location on the fastener between the first and second ends of the fastener, wherein the transducer holder is adapted to secure the transducer assembly by threading the first and second ends through the transducer assembly openings and attaching the first end to the second end thereby substantially surrounding and securing the transducer in place, and wherein the fasteners are arranged to be laterally offset with respect to one another across the base such that when two or more transducer assemblies are secured by the plurality of fasteners the two or more transducer assemblies are substantially parallel with respect to one another.