Coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
First Claim
1. A coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a scanner portion insertable into a physical body of a patient and operative to effect a B-mode sector scan of an ultrasonic wave to produce a tomographic image, comprising(a) an endoscope including at least an observation means and illumination means and provided at its side surface near the distal end portion thereof with an opening;
- (b) an ultrasonic signal transducer fixed to the distal end portion of the endoscope for generating and transmitting ultrasonic wave radiation in a direction substantially aligned with the axial direction of an insertable portion of said endoscope;
(c) a reflecting mirror opposed to and inclined at substantially a constant angle with respect to the ultrasonic wave radiation surface of the ultrasonic signal transducer and rotatably mounted at the opening provided at the distal end portion of said endoscope;
(d) a power means provided in an operating portion located in the rear of said endoscope and operative to rotate said reflecting mirror;
(e) a flexible shaft extending through a flexible portion of said endoscope and transmitting the rotation of said power means to said reflecting mirror;
(f) an initial pulse generating means rotatable together with said reflecting mirror at the distal end portion of said endoscope to generate a pulse just prior to the arrival of said reflecting mirror at a given position so as to define a display starting point at every ultrasonic scanning frame;
(g) an angle detecting means arranged in said operating portion located in the rear of said endoscope and rotatable in synchronism with said rotary shaft of said power means to detect the rotary angle of said power means and generate a pulse each time said rotary shaft rotates by a constant angle;
(h) means for obtaining a reflecting signal for reproducing an ultrasonic image from a pulse delivered from said initial pulse generating means and from a pulse delivered from said angle detecting means;
(i) a brightness modulating means operative to transmit the ultrasonic wave to said ultrasonic signal transducer and receive the ultrasonic wave therefrom to effect brightness modulation of the signal received; and
(j) means for displaying the ultrasonic image from said deflecting signal and brightness modulating signal.
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Abstract
A coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus which includes an ultrasonic transducer or scanner portion adapted to be inserted into a coeliac cavity to effect a sector scan of an ultrasonic beam to produce an ultrasonic image of internal tissues and in which the ultrasonic oscillator on the one hand and an ultrasonic reflecting mirror and rotary disc on the other hand are relatively rotated so as to effect the sector scan of the ultrasonic beam and the rotary angle of the rotary disc is detected so as to obtain a deflecting angle of the ultrasonic beam and a display on a cathode ray tube of a precise ultrasonic picture image.
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22 Claims
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1. A coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a scanner portion insertable into a physical body of a patient and operative to effect a B-mode sector scan of an ultrasonic wave to produce a tomographic image, comprising
(a) an endoscope including at least an observation means and illumination means and provided at its side surface near the distal end portion thereof with an opening; -
(b) an ultrasonic signal transducer fixed to the distal end portion of the endoscope for generating and transmitting ultrasonic wave radiation in a direction substantially aligned with the axial direction of an insertable portion of said endoscope; (c) a reflecting mirror opposed to and inclined at substantially a constant angle with respect to the ultrasonic wave radiation surface of the ultrasonic signal transducer and rotatably mounted at the opening provided at the distal end portion of said endoscope; (d) a power means provided in an operating portion located in the rear of said endoscope and operative to rotate said reflecting mirror; (e) a flexible shaft extending through a flexible portion of said endoscope and transmitting the rotation of said power means to said reflecting mirror; (f) an initial pulse generating means rotatable together with said reflecting mirror at the distal end portion of said endoscope to generate a pulse just prior to the arrival of said reflecting mirror at a given position so as to define a display starting point at every ultrasonic scanning frame; (g) an angle detecting means arranged in said operating portion located in the rear of said endoscope and rotatable in synchronism with said rotary shaft of said power means to detect the rotary angle of said power means and generate a pulse each time said rotary shaft rotates by a constant angle; (h) means for obtaining a reflecting signal for reproducing an ultrasonic image from a pulse delivered from said initial pulse generating means and from a pulse delivered from said angle detecting means; (i) a brightness modulating means operative to transmit the ultrasonic wave to said ultrasonic signal transducer and receive the ultrasonic wave therefrom to effect brightness modulation of the signal received; and (j) means for displaying the ultrasonic image from said deflecting signal and brightness modulating signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a scanner portion insertable into a physical body of a patient and operative to effect a B-mode sector scan to produce a tomographic image, comprising
(a) an endoscope including at least an observation means and illumination means and provided at its side surface near the distal end portion thereof with an opening; -
(b) an ultrasonic signal transducer fixed to the distal end portion of the endoscope for transmitting ultrasonic wave radiation in a direction substantially aligned with the axial direction of an insertable portion of the endoscope; (c) a reflecting mirror opposed to an inclined at substantially a constant angle with respect to the ultrasonic wave radiation surface of the ultrasonic signal transducer and rotatably mounted at the opening provided at the distal end portion of the endoscope; (d) a power means provided in an operating portion located in the rear of the endoscope and operative to rotate the reflecting mirror; (e) a flexible shaft extending through said flexible portion of said endoscope and transmitting the rotation of said power means to said reflecting mirror; (f) an angle detecting means rotatable together with said reflecting mirror and delivering as an output an analog value corresponding to the rotary angle of said reflecting mirror; (g) an A/D converter for converting the analog output delivered from said angle detecting means into a digital value; (h) means for obtaining a deflecting signal for reproducing an ultrasonic image from the digital value delivered from said A/D converter; (i) a brightness modulating means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to said ultrasonic signal transducer and receiving said ultrasonic wave from said ultrasonic signal transducer to effect brightness modulation of the signal received; and (j) means for displaying an ultrasonic image on a cathode ray tube from said deflecting signal and brightness modulating signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A coeliac cavity ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including a scanner portion insertable into a physical body of a patient and operative to effect a B-mode sector scan of an ultrasonic wave to produce a tomographic image, comprising
(a) an endoscope including at least an observation means and illumination means and provided at its side surface near the distal end portion thereof with an opening; -
(b) an ultrasonic signal transducer fixed to the distal end portion of the endoscope for generating and transmitting ultrasonic wave radiation in a direction substantially aligned with the axial direction of an insertable portion of said endoscope; (c) a reflecting mirror opposed to and inclined at substantially a constant angle with respect to the ultrasonic wave radiation surface of the ultrasonic signal transducer and rotatably mounted at the opening provided at the distal end of said endoscope; (d) a power means provided in an operating portion located in the rear of said endoscope and operative to rotate said reflecting mirror; (e) a flexible shaft extending through a flexible portion of said endoscope and transmitting the rotation of the power means to said reflecting mirror; (f) an angle detecting means rotatable together with said reflecting mirror and generating equally spaced pulses each time said reflecting mirror is rotated by a constant angle except for one rotation of said reflecting mirror by said constant angle during each revolution thereof; (g) an initial pulse generator circuit for producing a pulse signal from a row of pulses delivered from said angle detecting means each time said reflecting mirror is rotated by one revolution; (h) means for obtaining a deflecting signal for reproducing an ultrasonic image from the pulse delivered from said initial pulse generator means and from the pulse delivered from said angle detecting means; (i) a brightness modulating means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to said ultrasonic signal transducer and receiving said ultrasonic wave therefrom and effecting brightness modulation of the signal received; and (j) means for displaying on a cathode ray tube an ultrasonic image from said deflecting signal and said brightness modulation signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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