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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Fumio Mochizuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Minori Ohashi, Otawara, JP;
Ayako Suzuki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Koichiro Kurita, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a contact-surface determination apparatus includes processing circuitry. This processing circuitry acquires an image depicting a contact surface of a ultrasonic probe, and determines a state of the contact surface of the ultrasonic probe on the basis of the acquired image.
Mochizuki, Fumio. (2026). Contact-surface determination apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and ultrasonic diagnostic system (U.S. Patent No. 12521090). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12521090
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