RICHARD HOPPMANN,JOHN EBERTH,BROOKS LANE,TOUFIC ROBERT HADDAD,MICHAEL SHAUN RIFFLE
申请号：
US16604190
公开号：
US20200118465A1
申请日:
2018.03.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
The skill of performing ultrasound is becoming a standard in medical education and clinical practice across a wide range of disciplines and clinical practices. Ultrasound is being used as a clinical tool by physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers. A major limitation to the broad incorporation of ultrasound is the lack of qualified users and instructors. Simple and effective methods to teach the many new learners of ultrasound scanning are needed. Presently disclosed subject matter uses a visible color laser beam originating from an ultrasound probe itself or from a laser light pointer attached to an ultrasound probe which can penetrate a clear-gel phantom. The laser light is aligned with the direction of flow of the invisible ultrasound waves so that the learner will know where the ultrasound waves are hitting the anatomical target within the phantom gel. Immediate visual feedback from the laser light informs the learner on how small movements of the probe affect the direction of the ultrasound waves and the quality of ultrasound image obtained, and allows an instructor to point out various aspects of anatomic structures. Using laser light helps learners more easily acquire the skill necessary to use ultrasound to guide catheters or needles to blood vessels or joint spaces to place a catheter, withdraw fluid, or inject medication.
