Vessel for ultrasonic scanner
US4181120A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/355
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vessel for an ultrasonic scanner, comprising a protection cap and a vessel body; the protection cap including a window portion made of a material which is highly penetrable by ultrasonic energy and, a frame portion made of a material having a high absorption capacity for ultrasonic energy, and the vessel body having an opening sealed by the protection cap and housing an ultrasonic transmission medium and an ultrasonic probe. The vessel permits the ultrasonic probe to be positioned extremely close to the skin of the patient and the tomogram obtained by the ultrasonic apparatus is essentially free of disturbances caused by multiple reflections of the ultrasonic beam.
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