Patent ID: 6569100
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasonic probe, comprising:a housing including an outer case and an inner case accommodated in and partly connected to said outer case and held stationary with respect to said outer case; a driven shaft rotatably supported by said inner case of said housing; a transducer supported by said driven shaft to be swingable on one side of said driven shaft and operative to transduce an electric signal to and from an ultrasound, said transducer having said ultrasound emitted therefrom and reflected thereto through said housing in a predetermined direction; a drive shaft rotatable supported by said inner case of said housing spaced apart from and in parallel relationship with said driven shaft in said predetermined direction; a drive motor supported on said inner case of said housing and drivably connected to said drive shaft; and a drive belt intervening between said driven shaft and said drive shaft to transmit the rotation from said drive motor to said transducer.