Ultrasound finger probe

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an ultrasound finger probe in an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a first side view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a second side view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the ultrasound finger probe of FIG. 1.

The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are directed to environment; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an ultrasound finger probe, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1065534
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 3, 2020
Date of Patent: Mar 4, 2025
Assignee: Bard Access Systems, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Inventors: Tab Robbins (Layton, UT), Matthew J. Prince (Herriman, UT), Bart Peterson (Farmington, UT), Paul T. Westwood (Kaysville, UT), Amir Orome (Sandy, UT)
Primary Examiner: John R Yeh
Assistant Examiner: Edward P Jones
Application Number: 29/719,459
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Image Generation Or Radiation Therapy (35) (D24/158)