Patent ID: 8052108
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A probe holder equipped at a main body of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the probe holder comprising: a base provided to the main body and having an accommodation portion therein; a holding part foldably provided to the base, the holding part including an upper holding member and a lower holding member; and a securing part securing the holding part to the base at a folded position, wherein the upper holding member is foldably provided to the upper side of the base and includes an upper holding hole configured to hold an upper section of an ultrasound probe, wherein the lower holding member is foldably provided to the lower side of the base and includes a lower holding hole configured to hold a lower section of the ultrasound probe, wherein the upper holding member and the lower holding member are rotated between a folded position where the upper holding member and the lower holding member are folded to the base and a holding position where the ultrasound probe is held in the upper holding member and the lower holding member, wherein the holding part is provided with a support interfering with the base such that the holding part is supported on the base via the support when unfolded, wherein the lower holding member is accommodated in the upper holding hole of the upper holding member at the folded position.