Patent ID: 9239316
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61B,G01N,G01S

Claim Text:
1. An object information acquiring apparatus, comprising: a holding unit configured to hold an object, wherein said holding unit includes two plates and being configured to compress and hold the object by said two plates; a probe configured to receive an acoustic wave generated in the object via said holding unit and convert the acoustic wave to an electrical signal; a force measuring unit configured to measure a force applied to the object when the object is held by said holding unit; an area measuring unit configured to measure a contact area between the object and said holding unit; a distance measuring unit configured to measure a distance between said two plates; and a sound speed acquiring unit configured to acquire a sound speed in the object by using the force measured by said force measuring unit, the contact area between the object and said holding unit measured by said area measuring unit, and the distance between said two plates as measured by said distance measuring unit before and after said two plates compress the object.