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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryo Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation, Kashiwa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/4204 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a guidewire connector that does not interfere with an introduction of another in-body insertion instrument and is capable of maintaining cleanliness of the guidewire when connecting a guidewire mounted with a photo-acoustic ultrasonic wave generator. The guidewire connector according to the present disclosure includes an adapter member detachably attached to an light emitting apparatus, and a wire fixing member attaching the guidewire to the adapter member, in which the wire fixing member has an outer diameter equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the guidewire.