公开(公告)号：US20190282262A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16071411

申请日：2017-01-20

申请人： LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

发明人： Kaddour BOUAZZA-MAROUF ,  Atul GAUR

IPC分类号： A61B17/34 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/00

摘要： A needle guide system for use with an ultrasound probe, the system comprising a surface marking guide and a needle guide. The surface marking guide includes an attachment portion for attaching the marking guide to an ultrasound probe, and a surface contact portion fixed to the attachment portion and including one or more features for identifying to a user where to mark a surface when the ultrasound probe is held against the surface. The needle guide includes a base to support the needle guide on the surface, one or more features on the base for alignment with marks made on the surface, and a needle support mounted on the base and having a needle channel through which a needle can extend, the needle channel having a known position and orientation relative to the base. We also describe a needle guide for use with an ultrasound probe to guide a needle along a predetermined path relative to the ultrasound probe.