| 摘要 |
In an ultrasonic operating apparatus, a storage medium which stores characteristic information on an ultrasonic probe is provided in the probe side (in the probe itself or in a dedicated transducer of the probe), and management of driving conditions for the probe and/or the use history of the probe is performed by using the characteristic information. Examples of the characteristic information are identification information and use history information as to the probe. For example, in the case where identification information on a probe is recorded on a recording medium, a control device for driving and controlling the probe determines driving conditions suitable for the probe by using the identification information, and drives an ultrasonic vibrator under the driving conditions. In the case where the use history of the probe is recorded on the recording medium, the control device updates the use history information.
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