Ultrasonic endoscope apparatus
US5020539A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/355
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic endoscope apparatus having a distal end cap provided with an ultrasonic transmission window through which an ultrasonic beam is transmitted in a radial direction perpendicular to the axis of a probe of the apparatus, and a cylindrical member located adjacent to the ultrasonic transmission window. The cylindrical member extends in parallel with the axis of the distal end of the probe.
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