Patent ID: 8118747

Claim:
An ergonomic housing for electroacoustic transducers for ultrasound imaging, comprising: at least one inner space housing; at least one electroacoustic transducer; at least one other electrical component; at least one acoustic window at which the at least one electroacoustic transducer is placed; a spheroidal handle part composed of an opposing gripping surface having a shape that is ergonomically fitted for being gripped by a hand or a part thereof, said gripping surface providing a gripping extension that is shaped to be anatomically fitted for the engagement in the space between two adjacent fingers of the hand; and an intermediate handle part defining two hollow recesses positioned on diametrically opposite sides, the intermediate handle part located between the gripping surface and the at least one acoustic window, the intermediate handle part constructed and arranged to be gripped between a thumb and finger of the hand, wherein the gripping extension includes a radial annular enlargement and a portion adjacent to the spheroidal handle part, said radial annular enlargement having a first diameter, said portion having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter.