US 12,259,315 B2
Ultrasonic transducer holder, container, and analysis system using same
Toshimitsu Noguchi, Tokyo (JP); Takuya Kambayashi, Tokyo (JP); Akihiro Nojima, Tokyo (JP); and Shunsuke Kono, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/015,369
Filed by HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jul. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/028731
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 10, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/024190, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0324280 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 21/03 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/03 (2013.01) [G01N 21/31 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. An analysis system, comprising:
an ultrasonic transducer holder comprising
an ultrasonic transducer that emits an ultrasonic wave; and
a protective layer that is fixed to the ultrasonic transducer and transmits the ultrasonic wave to the container,
wherein the protective layer includes a first surface that is a surface to which the ultrasonic transducer is fixed, and a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface and is designed to fix the container via a contact medium which is interposed between the second surface and an outside of the container;
a container that is detachable from the ultrasonic transducer holder;
an oscillator that applies voltage to the ultrasonic transducer;
a light source that irradiates the container with a light ray;
a light receiving portion that receives a light ray transmitted through the container; and
a computer that performs analysis processing of the liquid sample based on the light ray received by the light receiving portion.