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Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic measuring device

A measuring device and ultrasonic technology, applied in the field of ultrasonic probes, can solve the problems of high price of ultrasonic probes, and achieve the effect of reducing manufacturing costs

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-05-13
SEIKO EPSON CORP
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[0009] In the detection method disclosed in Patent Document 1, since a two-dimensionally arrayed ultrasonic array is required including an ultrasonic vibrator array (ultrasonic transducer array) for blood vessel position detection and an ultrasonic vibrator array for blood flow measurement, there is an ultrasonic The problem with probes becoming expensive

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[0042] figure 1 It is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the ultrasonic measurement device 10 in the present embodiment. The ultrasonic measurement device 10 is a device for obtaining biological information by ultrasonically measuring a predetermined measurement target tissue inside the living body 4 . The tissue to be measured in this embodiment is a blood vessel, more specifically an artery, but other tissues may be used. In addition, the measured biological information can be appropriately set. Examples include blood vessel diameter, arteriosclerosis index value, elasticity index value, blood pressure, blood vessel age, IMT (Intima Media Thickness: vascular intima-media thickness), and the like.

[0043] The ultrasonic measurement device 10 includes a touch panel 12 serving also as a display unit for image display of measurement results, operation information, etc., and an operation input unit, a keyboard 14 for operation input, an ultrasonic prob...

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An ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic element section for ultrasonic measurement, a first light emitting section that emits red light so as to overlap an ultrasonic measurement range, a second light emitting section that emits near-infrared light so as to overlap the ultrasonic measurement range, and a light receiving section that receives reflected light of the red light and the near-infrared light from a subcutaneous portion of the body. Measurement target tissue in the ultrasonic measurement range is detected from the strength of the received reflected light, and a notification section notifies that the measurement target tissue has been detected.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an ultrasonic probe and the like provided with an ultrasonic element for ultrasonically measuring tissue in a living body. Background technique [0002] There is known a technique of non-invasively measuring biological information in a living body with an ultrasonic measuring device. [0003] For example, the measurement of IMT (Intima Media Thickness: Intima Media Thickness) of the carotid artery, which is an index of arteriosclerosis, is one of them. [0004] In the measurement of the carotid artery, it is necessary to find the carotid artery and determine the measurement point appropriately. Usually, the operator puts the ultrasonic probe against the approximate position of the carotid artery to be measured based on medical knowledge, finds out the carotid artery to be measured in detail while observing the B-mode image displayed on the monitor, and manually places the found carotid artery into the carotid artery. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B8/00A61B8/06
CPCA61B5/0035A61B5/0064A61B8/0891A61B8/4254A61B8/461
Inventor 村井清昭长石道博丸山聪
Owner SEIKO EPSON CORP
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