Ultrasonic probe
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSakie Takeda, Yasuhisa Makita, Yuya Nagasaki
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe of embodiments includes a head part, an acoustic emission part, and a radiation part. The head part has a puncture guide configured to guide a puncture needle. The acoustic emission part is provided in the head part and configured to emit ultrasonic waves. The radiation part is configured to radiate laser beams in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. The first direction is opposite to a direction in which the acoustic emission part emits the ultrasonic waves.
Claims6
An ultrasonic probe to be introduced into a body of a subject, the ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a head part having a puncture guide configured to guide a puncture needle;
- an acoustic emission part provided in the head part and configured to emit ultrasonic waves;
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- a radiation part configured to radiate laser beams including a first laser beam in a first direction and a second laser beam in a second direction different from the first direction, the first direction being opposite to a direction in which the acoustic emission part emits the ultrasonic waves and being directed to a body surface of the subject in the body of the subject, the second direction being a direction along an extending direction of the puncture guide, the first direction being different from the direction along the extending direction of the puncture guide,
- wherein the radiation part is further configured to always radiate the first laser beam and the second laser beam.
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