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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Toshinobu Tokita, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Someda, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Toshinobu Tokita, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhiro Someda, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention employs a measuring apparatus having: a holding plate for holding a subject; an acoustic matching member provided between the subject and the holding plate; and a probe for receiving an acoustic wave propagating through the subject via the acoustic matching member and the holding plate, wherein the acoustic matching member includes a first portion that contacts the subject and a second portion that contacts the holding plate, and the second portion has greater rigidity than the first portion.