NEEDLE GUIDE DEVICES FOR MOUNTING ON IMAGING TRANSDUCERS OR ADAPTORS ON IMAGING TRANSDUCER, IMAGING TRANSDUCERS FOR MOUNTING NEEDLE GUIDE DEVICES AND ADAPTORS FOR IMAGING TRANSDUCERS FOR MOUNTING NEEDLE GUIDE DEVICES THEREON
An imaging transducer comprises a housing that includes a coupling member for enabling the releasable securement of a needle guide device to the housing, wherein the needle guide device includes a body member and a lockable mounting member. The coupling member comprises a projection portion that projects outwardly from the housing, wherein the projection portion includes first and second undercut recesses on opposing sides of the projection portion. The projection portion is configured for receipt in a recess in the body member, the recess in the body member including at least one stop portion, wherein the first undercut recess is configured to receive the stop portion. The second undercut recess is configured to receive an engagement portion of the lockable mounting member when the lockable mounting member is moved from an unlocked position to a locked position to releasably secure the lockable mounting member to said coupling member, thereby releasably mounting the needle guide device on the imaging transducer.
