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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Seong Rae Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Seong Rae Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Medison Co., Ltd., Hongchun-gun, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for pivoting an ultrasound element assembly of a probe in an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus. A pivot shaft is rotatably coupled to a base and supports the ultrasound element assembly. A wire holder is coupled to the pivot shaft. A driving motor is mounted to the base and has a driving shaft. A wire rope assembly includes a housing connected to the driving shaft of the driving motor to be rotated together therewith, an elastic member provided in the housing, and a pair of wire ropes, a first end of each wire rope being connected to the wire holder and a second end of each wire rope being connected to the elastic member.