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Ultrasonic probe, position display apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

US9517049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Mitsuhiro Nozaki · Phoenix, US
Masafumi Ogasawara · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2011
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/488
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic probe connected to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having a display unit configured to display an ultrasonic image is provided. The ultrasonic probe includes a transducer array aligned in a predetermined direction for and configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam to a target object and receive a reflected ultrasonic beam, a probe display unit fixed to said ultrasonic probe and having a length at least as long as a length of said transducer array, and a display control unit configured to, based on a specific information specified in the ultrasonic image displayed on the image display unit, display a corresponding position of the specific information on said probe display unit.

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