US 12,220,276 B2
Ultrasonic probe
Minki Hong, Seongnam-si (KR); and Jinho Gu, Seongnam-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do (KR)
Appl. No. 17/796,123
Filed by SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Hongcheon-gun Gangwon-do (KR)
PCT Filed Feb. 12, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/001936
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/157769, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0012447 (KR), filed on Feb. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0118324 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G10K 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 8/4461 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4422 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0421 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G10K 11/04 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
a case;
a transducer arranged in the case, the transducer converting electrical signals into ultrasonic waves;
an acoustic lens arranged on the transducer, the acoustic lens causing the ultrasonic waves to converge in one area of a subject;
a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in the case, the plurality of light emitting elements emitting light to sterilize an external surface of the acoustic lens; and
a support member arranged in the case, the support member supporting the plurality of light emitting elements,
wherein the support member includes: a first area overlapping with the transducer; and a second area supporting the plurality of light emitting elements, and
wherein the second area is inclined with respect to the first area.