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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2023
Applicant:

Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are a control method of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that enable a user to easily and accurately puncture a blood vessel of a subject. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe; an image acquisition unit that acquires an ultrasound image of a blood vessel using the ultrasound probe; a blood vessel detection unit that detects the blood vessel from the ultrasound image; a blood vessel information acquisition unit that acquires blood vessel information of the blood vessel detected by the blood vessel detection unit; a needle information acquisition unit that acquires needle information of a puncture needle; a recommended insertion region calculation unit that calculates a recommended insertion region of the puncture needle on a body surface of a subject based on the blood vessel information, the needle information, and a predetermined needle insertion angle range; a monitor; and a display controller that displays the recommended insertion region calculated by the recommended insertion region calculation unit on the monitor.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi. (2026). Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that assists in puncturing a blood vessel of a subject (U.S. Patent No. 12678129). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12678129

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