Ultrasonic probe for operation under microscope
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Hirooka, Ichiro Ohdachi, Shinichi Tsutaki
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe for microscopic operations in accordance with the present invention consists mainly of an ultrasonic probe body, an elongated tubular member, and a bent handle member. The ultrasonic probe body has a transducer assembly attached to the distal end of a soft elongated tube that is extended from a connector to be coupled to an ultrasonic observation apparatus, and has a coupler mounted on the tube thereof. The transducer assembly and tube are passed through the elongated tubular member. The handle member is attached to the proximal end of the tubular member and includes a coupling mechanism for use in coupling the coupler to the handle member so that the coupler can be uncoupled freely.
Claims32
An ultrasonic probe for microscopic operations comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe body having a transducer assembly attached to the distal end of a soft elongated tube that is extended from a connector to be coupled to an ultrasonic observation apparatus, and having a coupler mounted on the tube;
- an elongated tubular member through which said transducer assembly and tube are passed, and a bent handle member attached to the proximal end of said tubular member and includes a coupling mechanism for use in coupling said coupler to the handle member so that said coupler can be uncoupled freely.
An ultrasonic probe for microscopic operations usable for cerebral surgery comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe body having a transducer assembly attached to the distal end of a soft elongated tube that is extended from a connector to be coupled to an ultrasonic observation apparatus, and having a base member that serves as a coupler mounted on the middle of the tube;
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- an observation body including a linkage pipe through which said transducer assembly and tube are passed, and a bent handle member that is attached to the proximal end of the linkage pipe and that has a base placement portion serving as a hand-held portion and including a coupling mechanism for use in coupling said base member to the handle member so that said base member can be uncoupled freely.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.