Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsShinichi Amemiya, Osamu Furuta, Yoshinori Sakamoto
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Abstract
In order to allow operation of key switches without awkwardly bending the elbow or wrist, and arranging key switches aesthetically in the appearance design while preventing confusion in operation and eliminating dead space within the area occupied by the key switches, key switches 1-1-1-6 are arranged horizontally in a row slantingly with respect to the horizontal and vertical directions of an operation panel 101.
Claims17
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having an operation panel provided with a plurality of key switches, each said key switch being adapted for increasing and decreasing setting values relating to imaging and display of an ultrasonic image, said key switches having an operational axis disposed at a slant with respect to the horizontal and vertical directions of the face of the operation panel.
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