Title:
ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/255471
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are an ultrasonic measurement device and an ultrasonic measurement method capable of reducing the occurrence of errors and measuring a state of a living body with a simpler operation. The ultrasonic measurement device (1) is provided with a probe (10) comprising an array of ultrasonic elements (61a-61d) for transmitting ultrasonic waves toward a structure in a living body, and a measurement part (86) for measuring the state of the structure on the basis of reflected waves from the structure. The probe (1) has a probe head (40), which contacts the living body. The probe head (40) has a first end (45), which is disposed on a head side of the living body when the probe head contacts the living body, and a second end (46), which is disposed on a pubic bone side of the living body. When viewed from the side surface, the probe head has a convex curved surface (C1) that slopes so as to become thinner from the first end (45) to the second end (46). The ultrasonic measurement method of the embodiment comprises a step for transmitting ultrasonic waves from ultrasonic elements, and a step for measuring the state of the structure in the living body on the basis of reflected waves from the structure.
Inventors:
YANASE SHUNICHI (JP)
SASATANI SHINYA (JP)
SASATANI SHINYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/022561
Publication Date:
December 08, 2022
Filing Date:
June 02, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LILIUM OTSUKA CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
A61B8/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2020137631A1 | 2020-07-02 | |||
| WO2018168363A1 | 2018-09-20 | |||
| WO2020184144A1 | 2020-09-17 |
Foreign References:
| JP2013535301A | 2013-09-12 | |||
| US20210100625A1 | 2021-04-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANI & ABE, P.C. (JP)
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