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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, KR;
Inventor:
In Seong Song, Daegu, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-Gun, Gangwon-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/44 (2013.01); A61B 8/4405 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe having a rotatable transducer array for providing an improved field of view (FOV) and an improved scan angle includes a transducer comprising a transducer array and rotating at a predetermined angle. A supporting member supports the transducer and includes a rotation guide which is in contact with the transducer while the transducer rotates.