Patent ID: 8409101
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61B,G10K

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic probe comprising: a probe unit obtained by arranging, in a housing, a transducer unit which transmits and receives ultrasonic waves with an object to be examined, an electronic circuit unit which is connected to the transducer unit and performs electrical signal processing, and a heat transfer member which is made of a material having a heat transfer coefficient higher than that of the electronic circuit unit, and transfers heat of the electronic circuit unit to a housing surface; a cooling unit which is detachably mounted on the housing of the probe unit, and cools the heat transfer member by passing a coolant in a channel formed inside the cooling unit; and a fixing member located on the housing and the cooling unit having a predetermined number of elements for engaging the cooling unit to the housing at a predetermine location, at least one of the elements being movable for locking the cooling unit on the housing.