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

Claim 9:
10. A method of controlling an ultrasonic probe that includes 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; and a processor, the method comprising:
detecting a first temperature by a first temperature detector provided at a position near or in contact with the pulser;
detecting a second temperature by a second temperature detector provided at a position near or in contact with the amplifier;
comparing the first temperature with a first threshold, and when the first temperature exceeds the first temperature threshold, switching 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
comparing the second temperature with a second threshold, and when the second temperature exceeds the second temperature threshold, switching 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.