Finger mounted probe adapted for intraoperative use
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1. An ultrasound finger-mounted probe, comprising:
- a) a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger and having an interior surface adapted to contact said human finger;
b) an ultrasound probe, supported by said finger clip; and
c) wherein said ultrasound probe protrudes outwardly, relative to said interior surface, by less than 1.5 cm.
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Abstract
An ultrasound finger-mounted probe that has a finger clip that is adapted to be mounted on a human finger. The finger clip also has an interior surface adapted to contact the human finger. An ultrasound probe is adapted to be supported by the finger clip. Also, the ultrasound probe protrudes outwardly, relative to the interior surface, by less than 1.5 cm.
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19 Claims
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1. An ultrasound finger-mounted probe, comprising:
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a) a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger and having an interior surface adapted to contact said human finger; b) an ultrasound probe, supported by said finger clip; and c) wherein said ultrasound probe protrudes outwardly, relative to said interior surface, by less than 1.5 cm. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An ultrasound finger-mounted probe, comprising:
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a) a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger; b) an ultrasound probe, supported by said finger clip and having a front and a back and a lower surface; and c) wherein said outermost surface protrudes increasingly outwardly, from front to back, at an average slope of less than 50°
, thereby helping to avoid tissue damage when said probe is pushed through body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An ultrasound finger probe assembly, comprising:
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a) a connector-half adapted to mate to a user-worn mating connector-half; b) a multi-conductor cable, electrically connected to said connector-half; c) a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger; d) a finger probe supported by said finger clip; and e) wherein said ultrasound finger probe assembly has a mass of less than 280 grams. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An ultrasound finger probe assembly, comprising:
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a) a distal 3 cm portion of said probe assembly, including; i. a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger; ii. an ultrasound transceiver supported by said finger clip; and b) wherein said distal 3 cm portion of said ultrasound probe assembly has a mass of less than 100 grams. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of performing intraoperative imaging, comprising:
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a) providing a finger mounted ultrasound probe assembly, having; i. a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger and having an interior surface adapted to contact said human finger; ii. an ultrasound probe, supported by said finger clip; iii. wherein said ultrasound probe protrudes outwardly, relative to said interior surface, by less than 1.5 cm; and iv. a communications and display assembly adapted to communicate information gathered from said probe, process said information and display said information; and b) placing said probe assembly on a surgeon'"'"'s finger and using said probe during a surgical operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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