Title:
ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC JELLY DISCHARGE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014188155
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily apply jelly to a wave transmission/reception face of a probe, in time of ultrasonic diagnosis.SOLUTION: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 includes a jelly discharge device 12. The jelly discharge device 12 has a tank 30 and a discharge tube 32. Jelly is stored inside the tank 30. The discharge tube 32 is formed of an elastically deformable material or the like. A discharge hole that is a tip of the discharge tube 32 in an original attitude thereof is positioned in a prescribed position. For example, the position is present in an upper part in the center of a probe holder unit 24L. When a wave transmission/reception face of a probe is positioned below the discharge hole, discharge operation is started by operation of a user or automatically, and thereby, a prescribed amount of jelly is discharged onto the wave transmission/reception face.
Inventors:
MATSUMARU KAITA
Application Number:
JP2013065907A
Publication Date:
October 06, 2014
Filing Date:
March 27, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL LTD
International Classes:
A61B8/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation YKI international patent firm