The invention relates to an ultrasound device, in particular an ultrasound device that is designed for vascular imaging, especially for guiding vascular puncture. It comprises an ultrasound imaging probe that can be stabilized at the point of puncture by integrated straps or by a handle designed to rest the probe like a stethoscope on the skin as to enable puncture at suitable spots of the human body to gain access to the vascular system. In this way the major problem for lesser trained hands to combine the plane of imaging of the probe with the imaging plane of the needle is overcome. The manual puncture process is aided by the ultrasound device by showing an image of the vessel to be punctured both in a longitudinal and an axial way, which together with the stabilized position of the device, enables the manual puncture to be as accurate as possible.
