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US 12,672,846 B2Granted
Ultrasound probe with illumination means for locating needle guide hole
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsNobuyuki Torisawa, Wataru Inoue, Satoshi Naito, Yukio Haga, Shozo Iyama
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Abstract
An ultrasound probe includes: a distal end part that is provided with an ultrasound oscillator; and a light emitting unit that is provided at the distal end part and that emits light toward an opposite side to a side where the ultrasound oscillator is provided. The light emitting unit emits a plurality of point-like light beams or linear light.
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An ultrasound probe comprising:
- a distal end part that is provided with an ultrasound oscillator;
- a light emitting unit that is provided at the distal end part and that emits light toward an opposite side to a side where the ultrasound oscillator is provided, wherein the light emitting unit emits a plurality of light beams or linear light;
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- a guide unit that is provided at the distal end part and that guides a treatment tool,
- wherein the light emitting unit includes a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit provided at positions facing each other with the guide unit interposed therebetween,
- wherein a first distance between the first light emitting unit and the guide unit and a second distance between the second light emitting unit and the guide unit are different from each other.
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