Apparatus for holding transducers

1 . An apparatus for holding one or more transducers on an IV pole comprising:

a longitudinal axis;

a C-shaped first collar which has an arc in a range of from about 170° to about 320° and is receivable on the IV pole and extends partially around the longitudinal axis, the first collar having an open top and an open bottom through which the longitudinal axis extends and a side opening through which the IV pole is receivable;

a second collar which is receivable on the IV pole and extends partially around the longitudinal axis, the second collar having an open top and an open bottom through which the longitudinal axis extends and a side opening through which the IV pole is receivable, and the second collar being positioned longitudinally below or above the first collar;

a connecting arm which extends longitudinally from the first collar to the second collar;

a first transducer holder which is integrally formed on an exterior of the first collar and tangential to the exterior of the first collar at a first location on the arc of the first collar;

a second transducer holder which is integrally formed on the exterior of the first collar and tangential to the exterior of the first collar at a second location on the arc of the first collar which is different from the first location on the arc of the first collar so that the second transducer holder is oriented on the exterior of the first collar at an angle with respect to the first transducer holder; and

each of the first and the second transducer holders comprising

an upwardly extending left bracket;

an upwardly extending right bracket;

the upwardly extending left bracket comprising a left bracket slot which has an open upper end and a closed lower end;

the upwardly extending right bracket comprising a right bracket slot which has an open upper end and a closed lower end; and

the left bracket slot facing the right bracket slot.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the second collar being a C-shaped collar.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising:

the first collar extending from about 180° to about 320° around the longitudinal axis and

the second collar extending from about 180° to about 320° around the longitudinal axis.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

the side opening of the first collar facing a first radial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis and

the side opening of the second collar facing a second radial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis which is different from the first radial direction.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising the second radial direction being about 180° opposite the first radial direction.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising for each of the transducer holders:

the left bracket slot, or a segment of the left bracket slot, having a width, between a rearward interior wall and a forward interior wall of the left bracket slot, which decreases as the left bracket slot extends downwardly toward the closed lower end of the left bracket slot or to a clipping segment in a bottom end portion of the left bracket slot and

the right bracket slot, or a segment of the right bracket slot, having a width, between a rearward interior wall and a forward interior wall of the right bracket slot, which decreases as the right bracket slot extends downwardly toward the closed lower end of the right bracket slot or to a clipping segment in a bottom end portion of the right bracket slot.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising for each of the transducer holders;

the left bracket slot having the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the left bracket slot;

the width of the left bracket slot being constant in the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the left bracket slot as the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the left bracket slot extends downwardly;

the right bracket slot having the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the right bracket slot; and

the width of the right bracket slot being constant in the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the right bracket slot as the clipping segment in the bottom end portion of the right bracket slot extends downwardly.