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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Jung Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung Taek Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2562/247 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a photoacoustic probe includes: at least one optical fiber irradiating laser to a target; an ultrasonic probe collecting a photoacoustic signal generated by the target having absorbed the laser; and a fluid-type light reflector reflecting laser reflected, scattered, or deflected from the target.