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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Yoichi Ogasawara, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kentaro Tsuzuki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a probe adapter includes: a holder configured to be detachably attached to an ultrasonic probe; a marker configured to be disposed at a predetermined position in an array direction of the ultrasonic probe and mark a surface of an object which the ultrasonic probe is brought into contact with, under a state where the holder is attached to the ultrasonic probe; and a wiper configured to remove an ultrasonic medium coated on the surface of an object.