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Description
図1は、本実施形態に係る超音波探触子1を備える超音波診断装置13の外観斜視図である。
図2は、超音波探触子1の全体構造の一例を示す断面図である。この超音波探触子1は、超音波診断に用いられる探触子であり、その一部を被検者の体腔内に挿入し、当該体腔内において超音波を走査可能な体腔内挿入型探触子である。
図3は、図2の先端格納部7を拡大した断面図である。先端格納部7は、超音波探触子1の筐体の一部をなすウインドウ9と保持部材であるフレーム10とが接合されて構成されており、圧電素子ユニット3と、それを保持し揺動させるための揺動機構部2と、超音波信号を伝達するための音響媒体液6が充填される内部空間15を備える。
音響インピーダンス(Mrayl)=密度(×103kg/m3)×音速(×103m/sec)
2 揺動機構部
3 圧電素子ユニット
3a パッキング層
3b 圧電素子
3c 音響整合層
3d 音響レンズ
4 モータ
5 伝達機構部
6 音響媒体液
7 先端格納部
9 ウインドウ
10 フレーム
11 ケーブル
12 信号線
13 超音波診断装置
14 ディスプレイ
15 内部空間
16 封止部材
17 接着剤
18 リザーバ
22 本体部
23 挿入部
24 グリップ部
29 コネクタ部
Claims (10)
- 超音波を送受信する圧電素子と、
前記圧電素子を収納する筐体と、
前記圧電素子と前記筐体との間の空間を充填する、それぞれ異なる個数のフェニル基を有する複数のアリール基含有シロキサン化合物を含み、5MHzの超音波の減衰率が1.5dB/cm未満である音響媒体液と、
を備える超音波探触子。 - 前記音響媒体液は、アリール基含有シロキサン化合物および炭化水素系オイルを含む、請求項1に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記音響媒体液は、2個以上5個以下のフェニル基を有するアリール基含有シロキサン化合物を含む、請求項1または2に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記音響媒体液は、4個のフェニル基を有するアリール基含有シロキサン化合物を含む、請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記音響媒体液は、前記筐体の一部をなすウインドウと、前記筐体のフレームとにより液密に封止された内部空間を充填し、
前記ウインドウは、ポリ−α−オレフィンを含む材料からなる、
請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の超音波探触子。 - 前記ウインドウは、ポリメチルペンテンを含む材料からなる、請求項5に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記ウインドウは、可塑剤を混合したポリメチルペンテンを含む材料からなる、請求項5または6に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記ウインドウは、ポリ−α−オレフィンオイルを混合したポリメチルペンテンを含む材料からなる、請求項7に記載の超音波探触子。
- 前記ウインドウは、その全質量に対する前記ポリ−α−オレフィンオイルの含有量が6%以上19%以下である前記材料からなる、請求項8に記載の超音波探触子。
- 請求項1〜9のいずれか1項に記載の超音波探触子を備える超音波診断装置。
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