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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2009
Kozo Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Minagawa, Mitaka, JP;
Koji Hirota, Mitaka, JP;
Ryoichi Sakai, Mitaka, JP;
Koji Ogawa, Mitaka, JP;
Koichi Miyasaka, Mitaka, JP;
Masaru Murashita, Mitaka, JP;
Kozo Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Eiichi Minagawa, Mitaka, JP;
Koji Hirota, Mitaka, JP;
Ryoichi Sakai, Mitaka, JP;
Koji Ogawa, Mitaka, JP;
Koichi Miyasaka, Mitaka, JP;
Masaru Murashita, Mitaka, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An acoustic matching device has a water bag () that contains water and a water bag support frame () that sandwiches and supports the water bag on the left and right sides of the knee and curves along the knee cap. The water bag becomes a plate shape curved along the shape of the water bag support frame, which touches the knee cap and fits the unevenness of the knee. When an ultrasonic probe is moved along the knee cap, the acoustic matching between the knee cap and the ultrasonic probe is obtained.