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Ultrasonic probe apparatus

  • US 5,381,794 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1993
  • Issued: 01/17/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ultrasonic probe apparatus comprising:

  • an ultrasonic probe provided with a phased array transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves;

    means for supporting said ultrasonic probe rotatably and pivotally; and

    means for holding said supporting means which supports said ultrasonic probe on a body surface of an object to be examined in such a manner that ultrasonic beams transmitted from the transducer of the probe are directed to a region in the body to be diagnosed,said holding means including a plurality of elongated holding legs coupled to said supporting means so as to extend therefrom radially and outwardly with respect to a rotation axis of the probe and adapted to maintain direct contact with the body surface,said holding legs being adapted to be freely deformable according to a profile of the object to be examined and further retainable in the deformed state, and said holding legs adapted to be attached to the body surface with fixing means such as an adhesive tape so that said probe is held onto the body surface irrespective of the profile of the object to be examined, the ultrasonic beams from said probe directed to the region to be diagnosed by appropriately deforming the holding legs to meet with the profile of the object to be examined.

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