Patent attributes
A positioning fixture for use with an ultrasound transducer comprising a base having a planar bottom surface and top surface, each having two long edges and two short edges, the top surface facing away from the bottom surface; first and second echogenic targeting bands recessed below the bottom surface of the housing; a pair of long sidewalls provided on and extending orthogonally from the top surface, one long sidewall of the pair of long sidewalls attached to each of the two long edges; a guide release on the top surface, attached to one of the two short edges on the top surface; a long axis needle guide on the top surface, attached to another of the two short edges; and a receptacle cooperatively defined by the pair of long sidewalls, the guide release and the long axis needle guide, the receptacle sized to accommodate the ultrasound transducer.
