Patent ID: 8621946

Claim:
A support for an ultrasound probe device including a probe housing enclosing an ultrasound transducer and a cord extending from the probe housing to connect the transducer to a signal receiving unit, the support comprising: a handle portion at a first end and providing a hand hold, the handle portion being elongated with a first longitudinal axis; a pocket portion at a second end opposite of the handle portion, the pocket portion being elongated with a second longitudinal axis; and a middle portion positioned between the handle portion and the pocket portion, the middle portion being flexible to change and retain an angle between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis; wherein a cord channel is formed in the handle portion, the pocket portion and the middle portion to removably receive a cord of the probe device; and wherein a probe pocket is formed in the pocket portion to removably receive the probe housing of the probe device.