Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
US5944665A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/44
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a characteristic of a body to be examined by passing ultrasound through the body to be examined which is placed between a pair of ultrasound transducers. The apparatus comprises a pair of ultrasound transducers which are fixedly disposed facing to one another, with one of the ultrasound transducers (5) having a first standoff on the transmitting/receiving surface thereof, with the other ultrasound transducer (4) being housed in a movable tank having a second standoff at its front end, and moves the movable tank so that the body between the front end surface of the first standoff and the front end surface of the second standoff are brought into contact thereto and diagnoses a characteristic of the body based on signals emitted and received by the ultrasound transducers.
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