Patent ID: 11944494
Assignee: FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasonic probe comprising:
a case comprising a film body, the film body comprising an outer surface configured to contact a surface of a living body that is an object of an ultrasonic diagnosis;
a partition wall that is disposed in the case;
a scanning mechanism configured to mechanically swing a transducer unit transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, along a mechanical scanning direction in a medium chamber that is formed between an inner surface of the film body and an inner surface of the partition wall, the inner surface of the partition wall facing the inner surface of the film body; and
a pair of diaphragms, one provided on each side of the transducer unit in the mechanical scanning direction in the medium chamber, that has a form protruding in a direction from the inner surface of the partition wall towards the inner surface of the film body and the surface of the living body that is the object of the ultrasonic diagnosis, and that is configured to adjust internal pressure of the medium chamber, inside of each of the pair of diaphragms being filled with air.