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US 12,232,910 · App. 17/471,015 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Ultrasound probe with pressure measurement capability

Inventor: Huy Ngoc Tran (Riverton, UT)
Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc.
A61B8/4444A61B8/0841A61B8/085A61B8/463
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Patent No.
US 12,232,910
App. No.
17/471,015
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are ultrasound probes, ultrasound systems, and ultrasound methods with pressure measurement capabilities for detecting and determining if bodily tissue is over-compressed during ultrasound imaging procedure. For example, an ultrasound probe can include a probe body, an articulating probe head attached to the probe body, and a pressure-sensing device housed in an articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body. In another example, a method of the ultrasound probe includes placing the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe on a skin surface of a patient and moving the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe over the patient while ultrasound signals are emitted into the patient from the articulating probe head for ultrasound imaging. The method also includes monitoring for any measured pressure values induced on the patient by the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe in excess of a threshold pressure value.

Claims (30)

1. An ultrasound probe, comprising:

a probe body configured to be supported by a clinician and for external use on a patient;

an articulating probe head including one or more ultrasonic transducers, and attached to the probe body, the articulating probe head configured to be placed on a skin surface of the patient, and configured to articulate relative to the probe body; and

a pressure-sensing device housed in an articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body.

2. The ultrasound probe of claim 1 , further comprising a boot connecting the articulating probe head to the probe body in the articulating area, the boot configured to cover or incorporate therein the pressure-sensing device.

3. The ultrasound probe of claim 2 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is configured to detect deformations in or around an elastic material of the boot induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient.

4. The ultrasound probe of claim 3 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is communicatively coupled to a controller of the ultrasound probe configured to convert electrical signals corresponding to the deformations into measured pressure values.

5. The ultrasound probe of claim 4 , wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to provide the measured pressure values to a display to be displayed to the clinician.

6. The ultrasound probe of claim 1 , wherein the ultrasound probe includes logic configured to compare a measured pressure value from the pressure-sensing device against a threshold pressure value.

7. The ultrasound probe of claim 6 , wherein the ultrasound probe includes a speaker configured to emit an audio signal to alert the clinician when the measured pressure value exceeds the threshold pressure value.

8. The ultrasound probe of claim 6 , wherein the ultrasound probe includes a light-emitting diode configured to emit a visual signal to alert the clinician when the measured pressure value exceeds the threshold pressure value.

9. The ultrasound probe of claim 1 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is a pressure transducer.

10. The ultrasound probe of claim 9 , wherein the pressure transducer is a piezoresistive strain-gauge pressure transducer including a strain gauge bonded to a flexible diaphragm in the articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body, a deformation in the flexible diaphragm providing a corresponding measurable change in strain-gauge electrical resistance indicative of pressure induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient to cause the deformation.

11. The ultrasound probe of claim 9 , wherein the pressure transducer is a variable capacitance pressure transducer including a diaphragm electrode and an opposing electrode in the articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body, a deformation in a flexible diaphragm affecting a distance between the diaphragm electrode and the opposing electrode providing a corresponding measurable change in capacitance indicative of pressure induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient to cause the deformation.

12. An ultrasound system, comprising:

a console including a display configured for rendering ultrasound images on a display screen of the display; and

an ultrasound probe including:

a probe body configured to be supported by a clinician and for external use on a patient;

an articulating probe head including one or more ultrasonic transducers, and attached to the probe body, the articulating probe head configured to be placed on a skin surface of the patient, and configured to articulate relative to the probe body; and

a pressure-sensing device housed in an articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body.

13. The ultrasound system of claim 12 , the ultrasound probe further comprising a boot connecting the articulating probe head to the probe body in the articulating area, the boot configured to cover or incorporate therein the pressure-sensing device.

14. The ultrasound system of claim 13 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is configured to detect deformations in or around an elastic material of the boot induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient.

15. The ultrasound system of claim 14 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is communicatively coupled to a controller of the console configured to convert electrical signals corresponding to the deformations into measured pressure values.

16. The ultrasound system of claim 15 , wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to provide the measured pressure values to the display to be displayed to the clinician.

17. The ultrasound system of claim 12 , wherein the console includes logic configured to compare a measured pressure value from the pressure-sensing device against a threshold pressure value.

18. The ultrasound system of claim 17 , wherein the console includes a speaker configured to emit an audio signal to alert the clinician when the measured pressure value exceeds the threshold pressure value.

19. The ultrasound system of claim 17 , wherein the display is configured to emit a visual signal to alert the clinician when the measured pressure value exceeds the threshold pressure value.

20. The ultrasound system of claim 12 , wherein the display is configured to display visual feedback including a visualization of a target vein and a catheter placed in the target vein.

21. The ultrasound system of claim 12 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is a piezoresistive strain-gauge pressure transducer including a strain gauge bonded to a flexible diaphragm in the articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body, a deformation in the flexible diaphragm providing a corresponding measurable change in strain-gauge electrical resistance indicative of pressure induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient to cause the deformation.

22. The ultrasound system of claim 12 , wherein the pressure-sensing device is a variable capacitance pressure transducer including a diaphragm electrode and an opposing electrode in the articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body, a deformation in a flexible diaphragm affecting a distance between the diaphragm electrode and the opposing electrode providing a corresponding measurable change in capacitance indicative of pressure induced by pressing the articulating probe head into the patient to cause the deformation.

Continuity (2)
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