Patent ID: 11896430
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing which includes a display panel provided with a touch panel;
a connector which connects the first housing and a lower edge portion of the second housing; and
a gripping portion,
wherein:
the second housing is rotatable with respect to the first housing so as to selectively configure the portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus in a first state and a second state, the second housing being rotatable with respect to the first housing about a horizontal axis of the connector as a supporting axis, the first state being a state in which the second housing is substantially parallel with the first housing, and the second state being a state in which the second housing is not substantially parallel with the first housing,
a display surface of the display panel is exposed in the first state,
the connector is provided at a position between a center of the first housing and a front side of the first housing, the front side being a side of the first housing which the display surface of the display panel faces in the second state,
the portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus is configured such that an ultrasound probe which transmits and receives ultrasound is connected to the ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus, and
the gripping portion can be projected with respect to a front edge of the front side of the first housing.