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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Ohara, Gunma, JP;
Toshiyuki Hashiyama, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 ;
Abstract
In a radial scan, forward viewing ultrasonic endoscope, centering mating portions that permit the outer surface of an ultrasonic probe and the outer surface of a tip body to meet flush with each other at the boundary are formed in the ultrasonic probe and in the tip body and the gap between the inner peripheral surface of the ultrasonic probe and the mating surface of the front half of the tip body is formed to be larger than the gap between the centering mating portions.