Ultrasonic diagnosis device
Patent 4433692 Issued on February 28, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 11, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 11, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2583437 3835841 3918438 Ultrasonic tube inspection Ultrasonic diagnosis system assembled into endoscope Patent #: 4375818 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/377024 filed on 05/11/1982US Classes:600/470, By inflatable ballon600/116With inflatable balloonExaminersPrimary: Howell, Kyle L.Assistant: Jaworski, Francis J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 8/12 (20060101)A61B 1/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-05-20 JPAbstractAn ultrasonic wave diagnosis device includes an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception scanner disposed at a distal end of an insertion section and having an ultrasonic wave oscillator therein, and a balloon surrounding the scanner and inflated outwardly by supplying an ultrasonic wave propagation liquid medium. A recess is formed in part of a circumferential surface of the insertion section, in the vicinity of the balloon in which an observation optical system is disposed to have a field of sight toward the balloon. | |
