Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic system
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorEitaro Okuyama
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Abstract
With a view to provide a probe able to suppress bending of a cable with a mechanical scan, the probe comprises a transducer for interconversion between an ultrasonic wave and an electrical signal, a shell for holding the transducer, a case for accommodating the shell, a motor for moving the shell pivotally about a pivot shaft with respect to the case, a guide bar provided in the shell so as to extend in parallel with the pivot shaft, and coaxial cables extending from the transducer to the guide bar, wound round the guide bar and then extending out form the shell.
Claims8
An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a transducer for interconversion between an ultrasonic wave and an electric signal;
- a holding member for holding the transducer;
- a case member for accommodating the holding member;
- a driving unit for moving the holding member pivotally about a predetermined pivot shaft with respect to the case member;
- a guide bar provided in the holding member so as to extend substantially in parallel with the pivot shaft;
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- a cable extending from the transducer to the guide bar, wound round the guide bar and then extending out from the holding member.
An ultrasonic diagnostic system comprising:
- a probe for radiating an ultrasonic wave to a subject and receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected from the subject;
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- a system body for generating an image of the subject on the basis of a signal provided from the probe,
- the probe comprising:
- a transducer for interconversion between an ultrasonic wave and an electric signal;
- a holding member for holding the transducer;
- a case member for accommodating the holding member;
- a driving unit for moving the holding member pivotally about a predetermined pivot shaft with respect to the case member;
- a guide bar provided in the holding member so as to extend substantially in parallel with the pivot shaft;
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- a cable extending from the transducer to the guide bar, wound round the guide bar and then extending out from the holding member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.