Ultrasonic probe
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1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a tube extending in a predetermined direction for insertion into an object under examination;
a transmitter-receiver disposed in said tube so that at least a part thereof is capable of at least one of two movements, one movement being in said predetermined direction, the other movement being rotary around an axis coinciding with said predetermined direction, said transmitter-receiver transmitting ultrasonic waves into said object and receiving the waves reflected back by said object;
a rotor mounted in said tube for causing at least part of said transmitter-receiver to perform at least one of said two movements; and
a stator located outside said object for driving said rotor.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe for use in hollow organs such as blood vessels of a living body and in other hollow objects of structures such as pipes, includes a piezoelectric transducer, a reflector and a rotor all housed in a tube. The rotor moves and/or rotates the piezoelectric transducer and/or the reflector and is driven by a stator located outside the object under examination.
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1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
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a tube extending in a predetermined direction for insertion into an object under examination; a transmitter-receiver disposed in said tube so that at least a part thereof is capable of at least one of two movements, one movement being in said predetermined direction, the other movement being rotary around an axis coinciding with said predetermined direction, said transmitter-receiver transmitting ultrasonic waves into said object and receiving the waves reflected back by said object; a rotor mounted in said tube for causing at least part of said transmitter-receiver to perform at least one of said two movements; and
a stator located outside said object for driving said rotor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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