Patent ID: 8424822

Claim:
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus comprising: a base member; a display which is a flat panel display and which displays an ultrasound image; and an arm mechanism provided on an upper side of the base member and between the base member and the display and which varies a position of the display while holding the display, wherein the arm mechanism comprises: a first arm member supported by the base member, a second arm member supported by the first arm member, and an intermediate turning mechanism provided at a connection section between the first arm member and the second arm member; a cable reaching the display from the base member passes through an inside of the first arm member and the second arm member; and a bent portion comprising an upper end portion of the first arm member and a lower end portion of the second arm member has a U shape in a state of an original position when a turning angle of the intermediate turning mechanism is 0°, wherein the upper end portion of the first arm member and the lower end portion of the second arm member respectively have a gently curved shape, and wherein the upper end portion of the first arm member and the lower end portion of the second arm member are connected via a horizontal rotation surface in a manner that the first arm member is not vertically movable with respect to the second arm member, and the second arm member is not vertically moveable with respect to the first arm member, and the upper end portion of the first arm member and the lower end portion of the second arm member have a mirror image symmetric shape with respect to the horizontal rotation surface in the state of the original position, and wherein the first arm member comprises: a slanted portion which extends from the base member toward a slanted upward direction and has a slanted axis; and a gently curved portion which connects between the slanted portion and the upper end portion and has an axis which transitions from a slanted state to a horizontal state.