US Patent Issued to Hugh Smith on March 24 for "Ergonomic ultrasound support" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,381, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hugh Smith (Welch, Minn.).

"Ergonomic ultrasound support" was invented by Hugh Smith (Welch, Minn.) and J. Hunter Downs III (Rochester, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body-mounted support for an ultrasound transducer may include a forearm cradle, a transducer anchor and a beam that connects the transducer anchor to the forearm cradle. The forearm cradle may have the shape of a generally segmented cylinder, and it may be sized to accommodate a forearm of a user. The forearm cradle may include a dorsal portion configured to contact a dorsal portion of the user's upper forearm and a vent...