Patent ID: 11925509
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasonic probe, comprising:
a transducer configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a subject and output a signal generated based on an ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject;
a pulser configured to output a pulse signal to the transducer and output a signal that is based on the signal output by the transducer;
an amplifier configured to amplify the signal that is output by the pulser and is based on the signal output by the transducer;
a wireless transmitter configured to receive data obtained from a signal that has been amplified by the amplifier and transmit the data to outside;
a first temperature detector provided at a position near or in contact with the pulser, and a second temperature detector provided at a position near or in contact with the amplifier; and
a processor configured to:
compare a temperature detected by the first temperature detector with a first threshold, and when the temperature detected by the first temperature detector exceeds the first temperature threshold, switch an operating mode of the pulser from a normal operating mode to a low power consumption operating mode in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the normal operating mode, and
compare a temperature detected by the second temperature detector with a second threshold, and when the temperature detected by the second temperature detector exceeds the second temperature threshold, switch an operating mode of the amplifier from a normal operating mode to a low power consumption operating mode in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the normal operating mode.