Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic elasticity imaging device
US7914456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/485
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound probe includes an ultrasound wave transmit/receive surface coming into contact with a contact surface of a subject, an ultrasound wave transmit/receive section which transmits an ultrasound wave to the subject via the ultrasound wave transmit/receive surface and the contact surface and receives an ultrasound wave reflected in the subject, and a pressing mechanism for performing a pressing operation for applying a pressure to the contact surface perpendicularly to the ultrasound wave transmit/receive surface via the ultrasound wave transmit/receive surface.
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