Title:
INSPECTION PROBE, VIBRATION STATE INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND VIBRATION STATE INSPECTION METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/088016
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An inspection probe comprising a vibration transmission unit which transmits an ultrasound vibration along the longitudinal axis, and a vibration attenuation unit which is continuous with the leading end side of the vibration transmission unit. When vibrating in accordance with the vibration transmission unit, the vibration attenuation unit causes a loss of vibration energy in the ultrasound vibration, and converts the lost vibration energy to thermal energy, thereby attenuating the ultrasound vibration. An indicator unit of the inspection probe is an indicator which serves as an indicator of the amount of energy converted to thermal energy by the vibration attenuation unit.
Inventors:
AKAGANE TSUNETAKA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/083017
Publication Date:
June 18, 2015
Filing Date:
December 12, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B18/00; H04R17/00
Foreign References:
| JP2009254819A | 2009-11-05 | |||
| JP2009254820A | 2009-11-05 | |||
| JP2007159737A | 2007-06-28 | |||
| JP2003159259A | 2003-06-03 | |||
| JP2003000610A | 2003-01-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KURATA, Masatoshi et al. (JP)
Masatoshi Kurata (JP)
Masatoshi Kurata (JP)
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