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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Akiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Hotta, Kamakura, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 9/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4236 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01); G01N 29/2406 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); G01N 2021/1706 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0427 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A probe configured to receive an acoustic wave from an object including an element having a cell structure, in which a vibration membrane having one of a pair of electrodes formed with a gap arranged therebetween is supported so that the vibration membrane can be vibrated by the acoustic wave; a light reflection layer provided at a position near the object with respect to the element and configured to reflect light; and a support layer provided between the element and the light reflection layer and configured to support the light reflection layer.