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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Minoru Aoki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); B06B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 8/4433 (2013.01); G01S 7/5208 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present embodiment, the ultrasound probe includes a piezoelectric vibrator, an open/short switching board, a short terminal, and a GND terminal. Then, the open/short switching board and the short terminal switch between a short state in which the electrode of the piezoelectric vibrator is connected to the GND terminal and an open state in which the electrode of the piezoelectric vibrator is not connected to the GND terminal, at any timing.
Aoki, Minoru. (2018). Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with a probe and a grounding switch feature (U.S. Patent No. 9895136). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9895136
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