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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Nagae, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasufumi Asao, Atsugi, JP;
Kazuhiko Fukutani, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Nakagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/72 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/5261 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02466 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02475 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe includes a light irradiating portion configured to radiate light for generating ultrasonic waves from a light absorber, an ultrasonic transducing portion configured to transduce the ultrasonic waves to an electric signal, and a light guide member configured to introduce light from a light source to the light irradiating portion. A light irradiating region of the light irradiating portion is included within an ultrasonic receiving region of the ultrasonic transducing portion.