Ultrasound probe having puncture guiding function

Abstract

An improved ultrasound probe (100) has an ultrasound transducer as a body (10) and is capable of accurate positioning on target operative regions of a patient after being improved. The ultrasound probe (100) at least comprises the body (10) and an engagement member (20); the body (10), at an end thereof, comes into contact with patient skin (S), and is provide, on a side surface thereof, with a groove (11) extending from the end that can contact the patient skin (S); the engagement member adjoins the groove (11) of the body (10), allowing one side surface of an article to be disengaged from or engaged in the groove (11), and the engagement member (20) is located at a first location and a second location relative to the groove (11); the article is engaged in the groove (11) when the engagement member (20) is located at the first location relative to the groove (11), and on the contrary, the article is disengaged from the side surface of the body (10) when the engagement member (20) is located at the second location relative to the groove (11).

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