Patent ID: 8876721
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus comprising: an ultrasound probe that has i) a transducer array transmitting an ultrasonic beam toward a subject and receiving an ultrasonic echo from the subject to output reception signals and ii) a housing; a diagnostic apparatus body that is connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generates an ultrasound image on the basis of the reception signals output from the transducer array; at least one power receiving terminal that is located on the housing of the ultrasound probe and electrically connected to respective parts in the ultrasound probe; and a power supply unit that is attachable to an operator's body and has i) a power supply terminal which is detachably connectable to the power receiving terminal, and ii) a power supply part which supplies power to the respective parts in the ultrasound probe via the power supply terminal and the power receiving terminal when the power supply terminal is connected to the power receiving terminal, wherein the power supply unit is attached to a glove for wearing on an operator's hand, and wherein the power receiving terminal is located on the housing such that, only when the user is wearing the glove and gripping the housing of the ultrasound probe, the power receiving terminal connects with the power supply terminal and the power supply unit powers the respective parts in the ultrasound probe via the power receiving terminal and the power supply terminal.