Patent ID: 7753851

Claim:
A robot for medical ultrasonic examination comprising: an articulated robot arm comprising a plurality of arm units ( 14 - 16 ) successively mounted one on the other to be pivotable one on the other, a carrying member ( 17 , 18 , 19 ) mounted on the outermost one of the arm units ( 16 ) so as to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis (IV) thereof, and a probe holder ( 20 ) mounted on the carrying member so as to be pivotable about an axis (V) perpendicular to said longitudinal axis (IV) and comprising a holder sleeve ( 25 ) rotatable about an axis (VI), said holder sleeve being arranged to carry a probe coaxially therein, and a computerised system ( 34 ) for remote control of the movements of the arm units and for movements about said three axes (IV, V, VI), said three axes intersecting at a single point, the computerised system including motors for effecting the movements for positioning the probe, the probe holder ( 20 ) having an opening through which the probe ( 40 ) can be inserted from the back and be locked in position in the probe holder when the probe holder is in a position transverse to the longitudinal axis (IV) of the outermost arm.