Ultrasound probe

An ultrasound probe comprising:

• a transducer array in which a plurality of transducers are arranged;
• and
• a housing in which the transducer array is accommodated,
• wherein the housing has
• a grip portion that extends in an extension direction,
• a transducer array accommodation portion that is connected to one end portion of the grip portion in the extension direction and accommodates the transducer array,
• a probe support surface that is defined in a surface on another end portion side of the grip portion in the extension direction and has a flat shape, and
• a probe operating surface that is defined in a surface of the other end portion of the grip portion and is directed in a direction opposite to the probe support surface,
• wherein a probe reference surface that passes through a center of the arrangement of the plurality of transducers in the transducer array and extends in an arrangement direction of the plurality of transducers and the extension direction of the grip portion is positioned between the probe support surface and the probe operating surface,
• the probe support surface is inclined to the probe reference surface such that the one end portion of the grip portion is thicker than the other end portion,
• in a case where the ultrasound probe is placed on a flat placing surface with the probe support surface being brought into contact with the flat placing surface, the ultrasound probe is in such a posture that a surface of the housing in a portion positioned on the transducer array accommodation portion side with respect to the probe support surface is separated from the flat placing surface, and
• the probe support surface that is inclined with respect to the probe reference surface results in an advantage of separating the transducer array accommodation portion from the flat placing surface when the ultrasound probe is placed on the flat placing surface while also improving a user's grip on the grip portion.