REFERENCE DEFORMING BODY, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reference deforming body, an ultrasonic probe, and an ultrasonic imaging apparatus which suppress deviation of the reference deforming body from the ultrasonic transmission and reception surface of the ultrasonic probe and reduce pains applied to a patient.;SOLUTION: The reference deforming body, the ultrasonic probe, and the ultrasonic imaging apparatus each comprises: a reference deforming part which is mounted to the ultrasonic probe to be inserted into a body cavity and covers the ultrasonic transmission and reception surface along the longitudinal direction of the ultrasonic probe; and a deviation suppressing and supporting part which is brought into contact with the lateral surface in the long-axis direction of the ultrasonic probe to suppress the deviation of the reference deforming part in the short-axis direction of the ultrasonic probe.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT