Title:
ULTRASONIC PROBE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001178727
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an ultrasonic probe, excellent in the acoustic matching with an organism and having an exterior cap for sufficiently securing the mechanical strength.
The external cap 6 including an ultrasonic vibrator 3 is formed of a material such as polymethyl pentene as a base material satisfying a prescribed visco-elastic property. As a result, the mechanical strength against the outer force such as the impact load, bending stress, etc., to act on the exterior cap for the vibrator can be sufficiently secured while maintaining the excellent acoustic matching with an organism, which polymethyl pentene originally has such as minimization of the multiple reflection which may hinder the ultrasonic diagnosis.
Inventors:
MIZUGUCHI TORU
ASAI TETSUHISA
ASAI TETSUHISA
Application Number:
JP36819399A
Publication Date:
July 03, 2001
Filing Date:
December 24, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO
International Classes:
A61B8/12; G01N29/24; G01N29/28; H04R17/00; (IPC1-7): A61B8/12; G01N29/24; H04R17/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Ito
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