Inventors:
Mark A. Kliewer - Madison WI, US
Tim Walker - Madison WI, US
Christopher J. Thomas - Lone Rock WI, US
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - Madison WI
International Classification:
A61G 15/00, A61B 19/00, A61B 8/00, A61F 5/37, A61F 5/00, A61F 13/00, H05G 1/02, H05G 1/00, E04B 1/19, F16B 7/06, F16B 7/10, F16G 11/12, F16C 11/06, F16C 11/00
US Classification:
602 20, 602 5, 602 12, 602 16, 602 62, 602 64, 378193, 378195, 378208, 128845, 128869, 128878, 128879, 600437, 600446, 403 19, 403 44, 403 90, 403112, 403113, 403114, 403119, 403122
Abstract:
A support for sonographers provides a path of force transmission from an ultrasound probe to the sonographer's upper arm bypassing the wrist, and thus reducing wrist injuries that can come from the need to tightly grip and restrain an ultrasound probe for long periods of time.