Patent ID: 6869400
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical unit comprising: an ultrasonic probe having a probe element at its distal end and an electrical connection section at its proximal end; and an ultrasonic diagnostic unit main body having an upper face and a circuit therein for processing ultrasonic signals transmitted from said ultrasonic probe element, said ultrasonic unit main body further including an input means arranged on said upper face and connected to said circuit, and a connected section to which said electrical connection section is connected, said electric connection section is attached to and removed from said connected section in a direction substantially vertical to said upper face, wherein said connected section has a first electrical contact point and said electrical connection section has a second electrical contact point to be connected to said first electrical point, wherein said ultrasonic probe further includes a probe upper face which is turned upward when said electrical connection section is connected to said connected section, and an identifying means which is arranged on said probe upper face so that the kind of said ultrasonic probe can be identified by visual inspection.