CN110946612A

CN110946612A - Ultrasonic imaging system and probe cable management device

Info

Publication number: CN110946612A
Application number: CN201811124958.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵彦群; 陈艳娇; 陈志武; 魏开云
Original assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd; Shenzhen Mindray Scientific Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co Ltd; Shenzhen Mindray Scientific Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-09-26
Filing date: 2018-09-26
Publication date: 2020-04-03

Abstract

An ultrasound imaging system and probe cable management apparatus, the ultrasound imaging system comprising: the ultrasonic probe comprises an ultrasonic host, an ultrasonic probe, a display and a probe cable management device, wherein the probe cable management device comprises a bottom plate; and the wire arranging support comprises a support frame and a cantilever frame, the support frame is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, the cantilever frame is arranged at the upper end of the support frame, and a wire hanging part is arranged on the cantilever frame. The wire arranging support comprises a support frame and a cantilever frame positioned at the upper end of the support frame, and a wire hanging part is arranged on the cantilever frame, so that wires of the probe can be hung on the cantilever frame along the routing of the support frame in a hanging manner, and a plurality of wires can be neatly and orderly placed on the wire arranging support; in addition, the support frame is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, so that the cantilever bracket positioned at the upper end of the support frame can horizontally swing, and a wire rod hung on the wire arranging bracket can swing along with the cantilever bracket, thereby being convenient for doctors to use.

Description

Ultrasonic imaging system and probe cable management device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to an ultrasonic imaging system and a probe cable management device.

Background

An ultrasound probe is a standard accessory for ultrasound machines. Multiple probes are typically deployed on each ultrasound machine. The cable of one probe is about 2 meters generally, and how to reasonably fix a plurality of 2-meter probe cables on the ultrasonic machine is a problem which needs to be solved.

To prevent the probe cable from dragging to the ground, hooks are currently arranged on the ultrasound machine, onto which the physician can arrange the probe cable. However, the disadvantages of using hooks to manage wires are evident:

the cable arrangement is time-consuming and labor-consuming, the distance from the ground is about 0.5-0.8 m when the cup sleeve is the lowest, and a cable with a length of 2 m of a probe needs to be turned back and forth for multiple times to avoid dragging the ground and waste time and labor;

the wire rod is in a jumble, even use the hook reason line, can not avoid the mixed and disorderly of wire rod yet, because many probe cables make a round trip to turn back and cross use, can twine each other inevitably and tie into a group, and is very chaotic.

Disclosure of Invention

An embodiment provides an ultrasound imaging system comprising:

the system comprises an ultrasonic host, an ultrasonic probe, a display and a probe cable management device, wherein the ultrasonic host, the ultrasonic probe and the display are in communication connection;

the ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic waves to a tested object and receives ultrasonic echoes returned from the tested object;

the ultrasonic host receives the ultrasonic echo from the ultrasonic probe and carries out ultrasonic imaging according to the ultrasonic echo so as to obtain an ultrasonic image of the tested object;

displaying the ultrasound image on the display;

the probe cable management device comprises a bottom plate and a cable management bracket;

the wire arranging support comprises a support frame and a cantilever frame, the support frame is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, the cantilever frame is arranged at the upper end of the support frame, and a wire hanging part is arranged on the cantilever frame.

In one embodiment there is provided a probe cable management device comprising:

a base plate;

and the wire arranging support comprises a support frame and a cantilever frame, the support frame is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, the cantilever frame is arranged at the upper end of the support frame, and a wire hanging part is arranged on the cantilever frame.

According to the ultrasonic imaging system and the probe cable management device of the embodiment, the cable management bracket comprises the support frame and the cantilever frame positioned at the upper end of the support frame, and the cantilever frame is provided with the cable hanging part, so that the wires of the probe can be hung on the cantilever frame along the routing of the support frame in a hanging manner, and a plurality of wires can be neatly and orderly placed on the cable management bracket; in addition, the support frame is rotatably arranged on the bottom plate, so that the cantilever bracket positioned at the upper end of the support frame can horizontally swing, and a wire rod hung on the wire arranging bracket can swing along with the cantilever bracket, thereby being convenient for doctors to use.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation in one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the probe cable management device with rotation in one embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a sleeved probe cable management device with rotation function according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation and translation functions according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation and translation functions according to an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation, translation, and elevation functions in one embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation, translation, and elevation functions in one embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a probe cable management device with rotation, translation, elevation, and folding functions in one embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a folded configuration of the probe cable management device with rotation, translation, elevation, and folding functions in one embodiment;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an ultrasonic imaging system in an embodiment.

Detailed Description

The cable management device for the probe mainly comprises a bottom plate and a movable cable management bracket, wherein the cable management bracket is installed on the ground through the bottom plate or on the ultrasonic equipment. The wire arranging bracket is provided with a wire hanging part, and wires of the probe can crawl and be fixed along the wire arranging bracket. The wire arranging bracket can simultaneously fix a plurality of wires and probes for selection of doctors; in the using process, a plurality of commonly used probes and the bracket can be relatively fixed together, so that a doctor does not need to repeatedly detach the probes and repeatedly arrange wires; the wire is hung, the outlet of the probe wire is upward, the comfort level of a doctor is improved, and the comfort level of the doctor is obviously improved because the stress of the probe wire is transferred to the bracket instead of the wrist of the doctor; the wire rod crawls along the support, has also avoided the wire rod to drag ground, makes dirty the wire rod. Because the wire arranging bracket is a movable bracket, a doctor can pull the probe to a required position, and the usability is good.

Before describing the probe cable management device, the ultrasound imaging system 100 of the present application is described, as shown in fig. 10, and includes an ultrasound host 110, an ultrasound probe 120, a display 130, and a probe cable management device 140, wherein the ultrasound host 110 is communicatively connected to the ultrasound probe 120 and the display 130. Typically, the ultrasound host 110, the ultrasound probe 120, and the display 130 are communicatively coupled via an ultrasound cable. The display 130 may be a display disposed on the ultrasound host 110, or may be a display independent from the ultrasound host 110, which is not limited herein.

In implementation, the ultrasonic probe 120 transmits an ultrasonic wave to a test object, and receives an ultrasonic echo returned from the test object, where the test object may be a human or animal tissue or organ used for ultrasonic imaging, and the like, and is not limited herein. The ultrasound host 110 receives the ultrasound echo from the ultrasound probe 120, performs ultrasound imaging based on the ultrasound echo to acquire an ultrasound image of the object, and displays the ultrasound image on the display 130. The ultrasound image may be an ultrasound image with any dimension, such as two-dimensional, three-dimensional, four-dimensional, etc., and is not limited herein.

The probe cable management device 140 includes a backplane and a cable management rack;

the wire arranging support comprises a support frame and a cantilever frame, wherein the support frame is rotatably arranged on a bottom plate, the cantilever frame is arranged at the upper end of the support frame, and a wire hanging part is arranged on the cantilever frame. The probe cable management device 140 can be referred to in the following description of the probe cable management device.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the probe cable management device mainly includes a base plate 10 and a cable management bracket 20, where the cable management bracket 20 includes a support frame 21 and a cantilever frame 22, and the support frame 21 is rotatably mounted on the base plate 10 through a rotating joint 30, and may be horizontally rotated or turned over, and the like, which is not limited herein. The cantilever bracket 22 is disposed at the upper end of the support bracket 21.

In this embodiment, the supporting frame 21 and the cantilever frame 22 are connected together to form an integrated structure; or the support frame 21 and the cantilever frame 22 are two parts installed together, for example, the support frame 21 and the cantilever frame 22 may be formed by bending a single support frame, or may be integrally formed, and the support frame may be made of aluminum alloy or other lightweight materials with stable structural strength. In other embodiments, the supporting frame 21 and the cantilever frame 22 are two brackets installed together, and one end of the cantilever frame 22 is fixed on the upper end of the supporting frame 21 by welding, screws, fasteners, or the like.

As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the rotating joint 30 includes a rotating sleeve 31, a rotating shaft 32 and two bearings 33, the rotating sleeve 31 is fixedly installed on the bottom plate 10, the two bearings 33 are respectively fixed at the upper end and the lower end in the rotating sleeve 31, the rotating shaft 32 is inserted into the two bearings 33, and the rotating shaft 32 is rotatably installed on the rotating sleeve 31 through the bearings 33.

The lower end of the supporting frame 21 has a horizontal mounting part 21a, the supporting frame 21 is mounted on the upper end of the rotating sleeve 31 through the mounting part 21a, and the mounting part 21a of the supporting frame 21 is connected with the rotating shaft 32, so that the supporting frame 21 can horizontally rotate relative to the bottom plate 10 through the rotating joint 30.

In other embodiments, the rotating joint 30 includes a rotating sleeve and a rotating shaft, the rotating sleeve is mounted on the bottom plate 10, or is integrated with the bottom plate 10, the rotating shaft is directly and rotatably inserted into the sleeve, and the rotating shaft is fixed to the lower end of the supporting frame 21, or is integrated with the supporting frame 21. The rotation of the support frame 21 can also be realized by directly adopting a rotating sleeve and a rotating shaft.

In this embodiment, the suspension arm bracket 22 is mounted with the wire hanging member 40, and the wire hanging member 40 is preferably a plurality of hooks, and the plurality of hooks are mounted on the suspension arm bracket 22 at intervals. The hook is used for hanging the wire of the probe. The wire hanging component 40 can also be a hanging ring or other structure capable of hanging wires.

In order to enable the wire to be more standard and tidy, a threading part (not shown in the figure) is installed on the support frame 21, the threading part is preferably a hanging ring, the hanging ring is horizontally installed on the support frame 21, the hanging ring is also provided with a plurality of hanging rings, the hanging rings are installed on the support frame 21 at intervals, the wire can be threaded along the support frame 21 and is arranged on the hanging ring in a penetrating mode, and therefore the wire can be threaded along the tidy wiring of the support frame 21. The threading part can also be a hook which is horizontally arranged, the hook limits the wire rod, and the wire rod is convenient to disassemble.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, a plurality of cup holders 50 are respectively mounted on the supporting frame 21 and the cantilever frame 22, and the cup holders 50 are used for placing the probe. Due to the arrangement of the plurality of cup sleeves 50, a plurality of probes can be placed on the wire arranging support 20 at the same time, and a doctor can place and use the probes according to the use habit. The bottom of the cup sleeve 50 is provided with a threading hole, and the side surface of the cup sleeve is provided with an opening, so that the wire of the probe can be arranged in the cup sleeve 50 in a penetrating manner, and the opening is arranged to facilitate the use and the placement of the probe.

In other embodiments, the sleeve 50 can be mounted on the supporting frame 21 or the cantilever 22 only, and the sleeve 50 is detachably mounted, so that the doctor can adjust the position of the sleeve 50 according to the use habit.

According to the cable management device for the probe, provided by the embodiment, the cable management bracket 20 comprises the support frame 21 and the cantilever bracket 22 positioned at the upper end of the support frame 21, and the wire hanging part 40 is arranged on the cantilever bracket 22, so that wires of the probe can be hung on the cantilever bracket 22 along the support frame 21 in a routing manner, and a plurality of wires can be neatly and orderly placed on the cable management bracket 20; in addition, the supporting frame 21 is rotatably installed on the base plate 10, so that the cantilever bracket 22 at the upper end of the supporting frame 21 can swing horizontally, and thus, the wire suspended on the wire arranging bracket 20 can swing along with the cantilever bracket, which is convenient for a doctor to use.

In one embodiment, a probe cable management device is provided, and the translation function of the cable management bracket 20 is added on the basis of the above embodiment.

As shown in fig. 4, in the cable management apparatus for a probe according to the embodiment, the cantilever 22 includes a first cantilever 221 and a second cantilever 222, one end of the first cantilever 221 is connected to the upper end of the supporting frame 21, the second cantilever 222 is movably mounted on the first cantilever 221, and a cable-hanging component (not shown) is mounted on the second cantilever 222.

Specifically, the first cantilever bracket 221 and the support bracket 21 are formed by bending a single bracket. A translation component 223 is arranged between the first cantilever frame 221 and the second cantilever frame 222, the translation component 223 includes a translation guide rail and a translation slider slidably mounted on the translation guide rail, the translation guide rail is mounted on the first cantilever frame 221, the second cantilever frame 222 is mounted on the translation slider, the second cantilever frame 222 is slidably mounted on the first cantilever frame 221 through the translation component 223, and the second cantilever frame 222 can be extended and retracted along the translation guide rail in a translation manner. Alternatively, the translation guide may be mounted on the second suspension arm 222, and the first suspension arm 221 is connected to the translation slider.

In other embodiments, the lower surface of the first cantilever frame 221 is provided with a dovetail sliding block, the upper surface of the second cantilever frame 222 is provided with a dovetail sliding slot, the dovetail sliding slot of the second cantilever frame 222 is slidably sleeved in the dovetail sliding block of the first cantilever frame 221, and the dovetail structure is configured to enable the second cantilever frame 222 to move relative to the first cantilever frame 221 and also to clamp the second cantilever frame 222 below the first cantilever frame 221.

As shown in fig. 5, the wire 60 is routed along the supporting frame 21 and suspended below the second suspension arm 222, and when the second suspension arm 222 moves relative to the first suspension arm 221, the wire 60 is driven to move simultaneously.

In other embodiments, the first cantilever mount 221 is welded or screwed to the upper end of the support frame 21. The lower surface of first cantilever bracket 221 is equipped with the dovetail slide, and the upper surface of second cantilever bracket 222 is equipped with the dovetail slide, and the position of dovetail slide and dovetail slide is traded, has same effect, can guarantee the slip and the installation of second cantilever bracket 222.

In other embodiments, two sides of the second cantilever mount 222 have side plates bent upward, and the design of the bent side plates enables the upper end of the second cantilever mount 222 to form a sliding slot, and the first cantilever mount 221 is inserted into the sliding slot of the second cantilever mount 222; or both sides of the first cantilever bracket 221 are provided with side plates bending downwards, the lower end surface of the first cantilever bracket 221 forms a sliding groove, and the second cantilever bracket 222 is inserted into the sliding groove of the first cantilever bracket 221, so that the second cantilever bracket 222 can be installed in a sliding way.

In one embodiment, the suspension 22 includes a first suspension 221 and a second suspension 222, the first suspension 221 is connected to the supporting frame 21, the second suspension 222 is rotatably mounted on the first suspension 221, and the wire-hanging component is mounted on the second suspension 222. For example, the second boom housing 222 is rotatably connected to the first boom housing 221 by a pin.

According to the cable management device for the probe, the cable management bracket 20 has a rotation function, a translation and extension function is added, and the moving range of the cable management bracket 20 is enlarged, so that a doctor can check in a larger range.

In one embodiment, a probe cable management device is provided, and the probe cable management device of the embodiment is added with a lifting function on the basis of the above embodiments.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, in the cable management device for a probe according to the present embodiment, the support frame 21 includes a first support frame 211 and a second support frame 212, a lower end of the first support frame 211 is connected to the rotating joint 30, the second support frame 212 is installed on the first support frame 211 in a liftable manner, and the second support frame 212 is connected to the cantilever 22.

Specifically, the second support bracket 212 and the first cantilever bracket 221 are formed by bending a single bracket. Be equipped with lifting unit 213 between first support frame 211 and the second support frame 212, lifting unit 213 includes lifting guide and slidable mounting's the lifting slide on lifting guide, the damping setting has between lifting slide and the lifting guide, lifting slide just can slide under certain external drive, make lifting unit 213 have the function of going up and down and supporting, lifting guide installs on first support frame 211, second support frame 212 installs on lifting slide, second support frame 212 installs on first support frame 211 through lifting unit 213 liftable ground, second support frame 212 can follow lifting guide lift displacement. Alternatively, the lifting guide rail may be mounted on the second support frame 212, and the first support frame 211 is connected to the lifting slider.

In other embodiments, a dovetail slide block is disposed on a side surface of the first support frame 211, a dovetail slide groove is disposed on a side surface of the second support frame 212, the dovetail slide groove of the second support frame 212 is slidably sleeved in the dovetail slide block of the first support frame 211, and the second support frame 212 can move up and down relative to the first support frame 211 due to the dovetail structure.

In other embodiments, the first support frame 211 may have a dovetail sliding groove, and the second support frame 212 may have a dovetail sliding block, or a curved side plate is disposed on the first support frame 211 or the second support frame 212, the side plate forms a sliding groove, and the second support frame 212 or the first support frame 211 is inserted into the sliding groove, so that the second support frame 212 can be installed on the first support frame 211 in a liftable manner.

In one embodiment, the supporting frame 21 includes a first supporting frame 211 and a second supporting frame 212, the first supporting frame 211 is rotatably mounted on the base plate 10, the second supporting frame 212 is rotatably mounted on the first supporting frame 211, and the cantilever frame 22 is connected to the second supporting frame 212. For example, the second support frame 212 is rotatably connected to the first support frame 211 by a pin, but may also be rotatably connected in other manners, which is not limited in particular, wherein the cantilever frame 22 may be rotatably connected to the second support frame 212, specifically, fixedly connected to the second support frame, or detachably connected to the second support frame.

According to the probe cable management device provided by the embodiment, the wire arranging bracket 20 is added with a lifting function on the basis of having the rotating and translating functions, so that the degree of freedom of the wire arranging bracket 20 is further improved, the moving range of the wire arranging bracket 20 is expanded, and a doctor can flexibly check in a larger range.

In other embodiments, the wire management bracket 20 may include only rotation and elevation functions, wherein the cantilever mount 22 is a single bracket and does not have translation functions.

In one embodiment, a probe cable management device is provided, and the probe cable management device of the embodiment adds a folding and accommodating function on the basis of the above embodiments.

As shown in fig. 8, the first cantilever mount 221 is foldably mounted on the second support frame 212 through a hinge, in order to fix the first cantilever mount 221, a spring pin is mounted at the upper end of the second support frame 212, when the spring pin is inserted into the first cantilever mount 221, the first cantilever mount 221 is unfolded and fixed at the upper end of the second support frame 212, when the spring pin is ejected out of the first cantilever mount 221, the first cantilever mount 221 is not fixed in a limiting manner, and the first cantilever mount 221 is rotationally folded to be parallel to the second support frame 212.

In order to better fix the folded wire arranging support 20, a first fixing member 81 is mounted at one end of the second cantilever bracket 222 away from the support frame 21, a second fixing member 82 is mounted at the lower end of the first support frame 211, and the first fixing member 81 and the second fixing member 82 are oppositely arranged, so that after the wire arranging support 20 is folded, the folded wire arranging support 20 is fixed through the matching of the first fixing member 81 and the second fixing member 82.

Preferably, the first fixing element 81 is a magnetic block, such as a metal plate to be magnetically attracted, the second fixing element 82 is a magnet, and the second fixing element 82 is fixed at the lower end of the first supporting frame 211 by a magnet fixing piece 83.

In other embodiments, the first fixing element 81 is a magnetic block, and the second fixing element 82 is a magnetic block, or the first fixing element 81 and the second fixing element 82 are other fixing elements, for example, the first fixing element 81 is a lock seat, and the second fixing element 82 is a lock hook for hooking on the lock seat. The folding and fixing of the wire arranging bracket 20 can be realized by the first fixing part 81 and the second fixing part 82.

In the cable management device for a probe provided by the embodiment, the cable management bracket 20 has a folding and accommodating function on the basis of having the rotating, translating and lifting functions. As shown in fig. 9, the first cantilever mount 221 is foldably installed on the second support bracket 212, so that the entire cantilever mount 22 can be folded from a use state vertically connected with the support bracket 21 to a storage state parallel to the support bracket 21, thereby facilitating the storage and transportation of the entire wire management bracket 20.

In other embodiments, the folding and accommodating functions can be added on the basis of only one or two functions of rotation, translation and lifting.

The present application has been described with reference to specific examples, which are provided only to aid understanding of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Variations of the above-described embodiments may occur to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the teachings of this application.

Claims

1. An ultrasound imaging system, comprising:

displaying the ultrasound image on the display;

2. The ultrasound imaging system of claim 1, wherein a threading member is provided on the support frame, the threading member for assisting in routing a wire along the support frame.

3. The ultrasonic imaging system of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the support frame and the cantilever frame is provided with a plurality of cups, and the cups are used for placing probes.

4. The ultrasound imaging system of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the boom housing comprises a first boom housing and a second boom housing, the first boom housing being coupled to the support frame, the second boom housing being movably mounted on the first boom housing, the wire mount being mounted on the second boom housing.

5. The ultrasonic imaging system of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the boom housing comprises a first boom housing coupled to the support frame and a second boom housing rotatably mounted on the first boom housing, the wire mount being mounted on the second boom housing.

6. The ultrasonic imaging system of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the support frame comprises a first support frame and a second support frame, the first support frame is rotatably mounted on the base plate, the second support frame is liftably mounted on the first support frame, and the cantilever mount is connected to the second support frame.

7. The ultrasound imaging system of any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the support frame comprises a first support frame and a second support frame, the first support frame being rotatably mounted on the base plate, the second support frame being rotatably mounted on the first support frame, the cantilever mount being connected to the second support frame.

8. A probe cable management device, comprising:

a base plate;

9. The probe cable management device of claim 8, wherein the support bracket is mounted to the base plate by a revolute joint.

10. The probe cable management device of claim 9, wherein the rotary joint comprises a rotary sleeve, a rotary shaft and a bearing, the rotary sleeve is vertically mounted on the base plate, the rotary shaft is rotatably mounted in the rotary sleeve through the bearing, and the lower end of the support bracket is mounted on the upper end of the rotary sleeve and connected with the rotary shaft.

11. The probe cable management apparatus of claim 8, wherein the wire hanging member is a hook or a loop, and the wire hanging member has a plurality of wire hanging members mounted on the cantilever mount in a spaced apart relationship.

12. The probe cable management device of claim 8, wherein a threading member is provided on the support frame, the threading member for assisting in routing wires along the support frame.

13. The probe cable management device of claim 12 wherein said threading member is a loop, said threading member having a plurality of spaced apart mounting members mounted to said support frame.

14. The probe cable management apparatus of claim 8 wherein at least one of the support frame and the cantilever frame has a plurality of cups mounted thereon for receiving the probes.

15. The probe cable management device of claim 14 wherein the bottom of the sleeve has threading holes and the side of the sleeve has openings.

16. The probe cable management apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 15, wherein the support frame and the boom housing are a unitary structure connected together or the support frame and the boom housing are two pieces mounted together.

17. The probe cable management apparatus of any of claims 8 to 16, wherein the boom housing comprises a first boom housing coupled to the support frame and a second boom housing movably mounted on the first boom housing, the wire hanging component being mounted on the second boom housing.

18. The probe cable management apparatus of claim 17, wherein a translation member is disposed between the first boom housing and the second boom housing, the translation member including a translation rail mounted on the first boom housing and a translation slide slidably mounted on the translation rail, the second boom housing mounted on the translation slide.

19. The probe cable management device according to claim 17, wherein the lower surface of the first cantilever mount is provided with a dovetail slider, the upper surface of the second cantilever mount is provided with a dovetail slot, and the dovetail slot of the second cantilever mount is slidably sleeved on the dovetail slider of the first cantilever mount.

20. The probe cable management apparatus of any of claims 8 to 16, wherein the boom housing comprises a first boom housing coupled to the support frame and a second boom housing rotatably mounted on the first boom housing, the wire hanging component being mounted on the second boom housing.

21. The probe cable management apparatus of claim 20, wherein the second boom is rotatably coupled to the first boom by a pin.

22. The probe cable management device of any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein the first cantilever mount and the support bracket are formed from a single bracket that is bent.

23. The probe cable management apparatus of any one of claims 8 to 22, wherein the support frame comprises a first support frame rotatably mounted on the base plate and a second support frame elevatably mounted on the first support frame, the cantilever mount being connected to the second support frame.

24. The probe cable management device of claim 23 wherein a lift assembly is disposed between the first support frame and the second support frame, the lift assembly including a lift rail and a lift block slidably mounted on the lift rail, the lift rail being mounted on the first support frame, the second support frame being mounted on the lift block.

25. The probe cable management device of claim 23, wherein the first support frame has a dovetail slide, the second support frame has a dovetail slide, and the dovetail slide of the second support frame slidably fits over the dovetail slide of the first support frame.

26. The probe cable management apparatus of any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein the support bracket comprises a first support bracket and a second support bracket, the first support bracket being rotatably mounted on the base plate, the second support bracket being rotatably mounted on the first support bracket, the cantilever bracket being connected to the second support bracket.

27. The probe cable management device of claim 26, wherein the second support bracket is rotatably connected to the first support bracket by a pin.

28. The probe cable management device of any one of claims 22 to 27, wherein the second support bracket and the cantilever bracket are formed by bending a single bracket.

29. The probe cable management device of any one of claims 8 to 28, wherein the cantilever mount is foldably mounted to an upper end of the support frame.

30. The probe cable management device of claim 29, wherein the cantilever mount is coupled to the support frame by a hinge, and wherein a spring pin is mounted to an upper end of the support frame and is configured to deploy and secure the cantilever mount to the support frame.

31. The probe cable management apparatus of claim 29 wherein the cantilever mount has a first fastener at an end thereof remote from the support frame and a second fastener at a lower end thereof, the cantilever mount being securable to the support frame by engagement of the first fastener with the second fastener.

32. The probe cable management device of claim 31, wherein the first mount is a magnetically attractive block and the second mount is a magnetic block.

33. The probe cable management device of claim 31 wherein the first fastener is a latch receptacle and the second fastener is a latch receptacle latch hook, the latch hook adapted to hook onto the latch receptacle.