ULTRASOUND GEL DISPENSING AND PROBE SANITIZING STATION

摘要

A cart includes a power supply, a display unit, a holder having a primary coil positioned with respect to a compartment to be proximate a secondary coil of a handheld ultrasound probe when it is positioned in the compartment, a charging circuit that provides an alternating current to inductively couple the primary and the secondary coils, light sources operable to provide at least ultraviolet light, and a drive circuit electrically coupled to drive the light sources. The cart may include a dispenser with a container that can hold an ultrasound coupling medium, and a dispensing mechanism having a scoop with an elongated recess that is rotatably mounted with respect to the container to move between a first position in which the elongated recess is in fluid communication with the interior of the container and a second position in which the elongated recess is exposed to an exterior of the dispenser.

主权项

1. An apparatus for use with a handheld ultrasound probe, the handheld ultrasound probe which includes a power storage device, the apparatus comprising:
a holder that forms a compartment, the compartment sized and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the handheld ultrasound probe therein; a primary coil positioned with respect to the compartment to be proximate a secondary coil of the handheld ultrasound probe when the handheld ultrasound probe is positioned in the compartment; a charging circuit electrically coupled to the primary coil to selectively provide an alternating current therethrough of sufficient strength to inductively couple the primary and the secondary coils when the handheld ultrasound probe is positioned in the compartment; a plurality of light sources selectively operable to provide light at least from an ultraviolet band of an electromagnetic spectrum in at least part of the compartment to substantially illuminate the handheld ultrasound probe when the handheld ultrasound probe is positioned in the compartment; and a drive circuit electrically coupled to drive the light sources.