发明名称 |
MEDICAL ACOUSTIC COUPLER AND DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS |
摘要 |
A medical acoustic coupler is to be detachably attached to an ultrasonic probe including a graspable trunk portion and a protruding portion protruding in a width direction from the trunk portion, the medical acoustic coupler including a sheet-like elastic member, the elastic member including: a contact portion located at a central portion of the elastic member in a planar view, the contact portion being brought into contact with an ultrasound transmission/reception surface located at a top edge of the protruding portion when the elastic member is attached to the ultrasonic probe; and loop portions located on the opposite sides of the contact portion from each other, the loop portions each forming a loop, wherein, when the elastic member is attached to the ultrasonic probe, the loop portions are hooked around the protruding portion, to fix the elastic member to the ultrasonic probe. |
申请公布号 |
US2016338665(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.11.24 |
申请号 |
US201615135084 |
申请日期 |
2016.04.21 |
申请人 |
Konica Minolta, Inc. |
发明人 |
KITAMURA Yuiko;NISHIKUBO Yuichi |
分类号 |
A61B8/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B8/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A medical acoustic coupler to be detachably attached to an ultrasonic probe including a graspable trunk portion and a protruding portion protruding in a width direction from the trunk portion, the medical acoustic coupler comprising
a sheet-like elastic member, the elastic member including: a contact portion located at a central portion of the elastic member in a planar view, the contact portion being brought into contact with an ultrasound transmission/reception surface located at a top edge of the protruding portion when the elastic member is attached to the ultrasonic probe; and loop portions located on the opposite sides of the contact portion from each other, the loop portions each forming a loop, wherein, when the elastic member is attached to the ultrasonic probe, the loop portions are hooked around the protruding portion, to fix the elastic member to the ultrasonic probe. |
地址 |
Tokyo JP |