Medical ultrasound transducer case

- Acuson Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a medical ultrasound transducer case, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front isometric view of a second embodiment of the medical ultrasound transducer case;

FIG. 10 is a rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front isometric view of a third embodiment of the medical ultrasound transducer case;

FIG. 18 is a rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front isometric view of a fourth embodiment of the medical ultrasound transducer case;

FIG. 26 is a rear isometric view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 32 is a back elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D245513 August 23, 1977 Kopel
4413629 November 8, 1983 Durley, III
4796632 January 10, 1989 Boyd et al.
5070881 December 10, 1991 Weiland
5485842 January 23, 1996 Quistgaard
Other references
  • Photographs of prior art transducer cases--admitted prior art. Advertisement for prior art Acuson MicroCase.TM. transducers--admitted prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D387867
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 24, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: Acuson Corporation (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Richard W. Henderson (Fremont, CA), Robert Mesaros (San Jose, CA), Michael J. Conroy (Cupertino, CA), Kenneth G. Olson (Los Gatos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Liza K. Toth
Application Number: 0/36,702
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electrode, Transducer Or Contact Not Elsewhere Specified (51) (D24/187)
International Classification: 2402;