Patent ID: 6461304
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasound inspection apparatus detachably connected to an endoscope, said ultrasound inspection apparatus comprising:an ultrasonic scanning portion having an ultrasound transducer attached thereto in the front end side for performing ultrasonic scanning by arranging transducer chips in an array arrangement; an endoscope-placing portion disposed at a base side position of said ultrasonic scanning portion to be detachably mounted onto an outer periphery of a distal end portion of an insertion unit of an endoscope; an endoscope-fixing portion for detachably fixing said distal end portion placed on said endoscope-placing portion; and a signal cable formed of a predetermined number of wires connected to said ultrasound transducer from the base end position of said endoscope-placing portion and extending along the exterior of said insertion unit.