Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1993-11-19
1995-01-17
Manuel, George
Surgery
Truss
Pad
12866203, A61B 800
Patent
active
053817958
ABSTRACT:
An intraoperative ultrasonic transducer probe is described comprising a handle section and a transducer section which resemble a tiny leg and foot. The two sections are obtusely angled relative to each other so that the physician may continue to clearly view the surgical site while holding and manipulating the probe. The extension of the transducer section away from its point of attachment to the handle section results in the toe of the foot being insertable under unincised tissue, enabling the surgeon to ultrasonically examine organs and tissue peripheral to the surgical site and to follow a vessel even beyond the incision. The transducer section is completely encapsulated in a rubberlike material which electrically insulates the transducer from the patient, enables the probe to be easily sterilized, and further provides an inherent standoff between the transducer and the contact surface of the probe. Thus, the transducer can be focused immediately at the skin line of the organ or vessel which is in contact with the probe. The probe can be easily assembled by providing termination assemblies for attaching coaxial cable conductors to the printed circuit board assembly of the probe.
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Imling Deborah K.
Killam Donald G.
McKeighen Ronald E.
Nordgren Timothy F.
Ungari Joseph L.
Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.
Brinton Yorks, Jr. W.
Manuel George
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