ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND PROBE AND BIOPSY NEEDLE ATTACHMENT
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1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for use in a biopsy, having an ultrasound probe for attaching a biopsy needle attachment for securing the biopsy needle, wherein:
- the ultrasound probe has a plurality of detection devices for detecting the proper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment;
at least one of the plurality of detection devices is a recording unit reader;
the biopsy needle attachment has a recording unit for storing the information about the biopsy needle attachment at the position opposite to the recording unit reader when properly attached to the ultrasound probe;
the recording unit reader reads out the information about the biopsy needle attachment from the recording unit; and
if all of the detecting devices detects the proper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment to the ultrasound probe, the apparatus displays a guideline appropriate for the biopsy needle attachment being attached based on the information about the biopsy needle attachment read out by the recording unit reader, otherwise the apparatus warns of improper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment of the ultrasound probe.
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Abstract
To confirm the proper attachment of a biopsy needle attachment and to detect the type of the attached attachment, the body unit determines the proper attachment of the attachment if all bar-code readers of the ultrasound probe reads successfully the bar-code of the attachment at the opposing position, to display a guideline corresponding to the type of the attachment on the display unit, otherwise the body unit determines improper attachment of the attachment to the ultrasound probe and warns of the improper attachment.
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20 Claims
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1. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for use in a biopsy, having an ultrasound probe for attaching a biopsy needle attachment for securing the biopsy needle, wherein:
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the ultrasound probe has a plurality of detection devices for detecting the proper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment; at least one of the plurality of detection devices is a recording unit reader; the biopsy needle attachment has a recording unit for storing the information about the biopsy needle attachment at the position opposite to the recording unit reader when properly attached to the ultrasound probe; the recording unit reader reads out the information about the biopsy needle attachment from the recording unit; and if all of the detecting devices detects the proper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment to the ultrasound probe, the apparatus displays a guideline appropriate for the biopsy needle attachment being attached based on the information about the biopsy needle attachment read out by the recording unit reader, otherwise the apparatus warns of improper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment of the ultrasound probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An ultrasound probe used in an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for biopsy for attaching a biopsy needle attachment securing a biopsy needle, comprising:
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a plurality of detection devices for detecting the proper attachment of the biopsy needle attachment, wherein; at least one of the plurality of detection devices is a recording unit reader. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An biopsy needle attachment attached to an ultrasound probe of an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for biopsy, comprising:
a recording unit for storing the information about the biopsy needle attachment at the position opposite to a recording unit reader mounted on the ultrasound probe if properly attached to the ultrasound probe.
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12. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus for use in a biopsy;
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an ultrasound probe comprising a bar code; a biopsy needle attachment; and a body unit comprising a bar code reader configured to read said bar code, said body unit is configured to determine if said biopsy needle attachment is coupled to said ultrasound probe based on a signal generated by said bar code reader. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- said ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising;
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20. An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus in accordance with claim 20, wherein said bar code comprises information related to a puncture angle of a biopsy needle coupled to said biopsy needle attachment.
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