INTRACAVITARY ULTRASOUND PROBE
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Abstract
An intracavitary ultrasound probe includes a housing having an inset section and a holding section and an ultrasound unit built into the insertion section. A center axis of the insertion section is offset with respect to a center of a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the holding section. The holding section has a first outer surface portion and a second outer surface portion and a curvature of the first outer surface portion is smaller than a curvature of the second outer surface portion on the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
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19 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. An intracavitary ultrasound probe, comprising:
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a housing comprising; an insertion section having a center axis; and a holding section extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing, the holding section being connected to one end of the insertion section so that the center axis and the longitudinal direction are parallel to each other; and an ultrasound unit built into the insertion section at a position on another end of the insertion section, wherein the holding section has; a first axis that matches with the center axis of the insertion section; and a second axis that passes through a center of a first cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the holding section, and extends in parallel to the longitudinal direction, wherein the holding section comprises; a first holding section through which the first axis passes; and a second holding section connected to the first holding section, wherein, in a second cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the holding on the first axis is offset from the second axis in a first direction, wherein, in the second cross section, an outer surface of the first holding section comprises a first curved portion having a first curvature, wherein, in the second cross section, an outer surface of the second holding section comprises a second curved portion having a second curvature, and wherein the first curvature is smaller than the second curvature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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