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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicants:
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jung-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jong-kyu Jung, Seoul, KR;
Dal-kwon Koh, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-taek Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-Gun, Gangwon-Do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6843 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/6844 (2013.01); A61B 5/7475 (2013.01); A61B 8/429 (2013.01); A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photoacoustic diagnostic apparatus is provided. The photoacoustic diagnostic apparatus includes a movement restriction unit that selectively restricts a location movement of a user input unit that receives an input signal from a user for a light irradiation unit to irradiate light, based on a location of a contact detection unit that detects whether a probe contacts a subject to be imaged.