Patent ID: 7998078
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61B,G01S,G10K

Abstract:
1. An ultrasonic probe comprising: a transducer; a pair of wire-ropes, each of the wire-ropes being coupled to the transducer via a wire-rope tightening bolt having a through-hole so as to receive the respective wire-ropes, the wire-rope tightening bolt being rotatably coupled and screw-engaged to the transducer for tightening the respective wire-ropes, the wire-rope tightening bolt including a head having at least one holding groove at a periphery thereof; a drive unit configured to drive the pair of wire-ropes, wherein said wire-ropes are alternately pulled by the drive unit to rotate the transducer; and a screw coupled to the transducer, the screw having a head engaging to the holding groove of the head of the wire-rope tightening bolt.