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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun Gangwon-do, KR;
Inventors:
Minki Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jinho Gu, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G10K 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4422 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0421 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G10K 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe is provided. The ultrasonic probe comprises: a case; a transducer which is arranged in the case and which converts electrical signals into ultrasonic waves; an acoustic lens which is arranged on the transducer and which causes the ultrasonic waves to converge in one area of a subject; and a plurality of light-emitting elements which are arranged in the case and which emit light in order to sterilize the external surface of the acoustic lens.