JP2021053388A5 - - Google Patents

Description

An acoustic coupling material according to an embodiment of the present invention is a gel-like acoustic coupling material that can be attached to a probe used for intraoral inspection, and the tip part of which is provided with a sensor section that includes an ultrasonic transducer. It is made of a gel-like polymeric material and is characterized by having a hollow part capable of accommodating a sensor part and an opening part for inserting the sensor part into the hollow part.

Claims (6)

A gel-like acoustic coupling material that can be attached to a probe used for intraoral inspection, the tip of which is provided with a sensor section that includes an ultrasonic transducer,
Made of gel- like polymer material,
a hollow part capable of accommodating the sensor part;
An acoustic coupling material characterized in that it has an opening for inserting the sensor part into the hollow part. The acoustic coupling material according to claim 1, further comprising a locking portion that locks the acoustic coupling material to the sensor portion in a state in which the sensor portion is accommodated in the hollow portion. The probe includes the sensor portion having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a handle portion connected to one longitudinal end of the sensor portion and extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the sensor portion,
The acoustic coupling material has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with the opening provided in a part of one surface, and the opening is smaller than the sensor surface of the sensor section of the probe. The acoustic coupling material according to claim 2. 4. The acoustic coupling material according to claim 1, wherein all corner portions are curved. A gel-like acoustic coupling material is applied to an intraoral inspection probe that is provided with a sensor section including an ultrasonic transducer at its tip, and the sensor section has a sensor surface and a peripheral wall surface connected to the sensor surface. A mounting method for mounting,
The acoustic coupling material covers the sensor surface of the sensor section, a part of the peripheral wall surface adjacent to the sensor surface, and another part of the peripheral wall surface facing the part of the peripheral wall surface. Place the
The acoustic coupling material is stretchable so as to surround a portion that covers the part of the peripheral wall surface and the other part of the peripheral wall surface, and a remaining part of the peripheral wall surface that is not covered with the acoustic coupling material. A method for attaching an acoustic coupling material, comprising attaching a band to fix the acoustic coupling material to the sensor section. An attachment method of attaching a gel-like acoustic coupling material to an intraoral inspection probe having a sensor section including an ultrasonic transducer at its tip, the method comprising:
An acoustic coupling material having a flat plate part and a protruding part protruding from one side of the flat plate part is arranged such that the other side of the flat plate part contacts the sensor surface of the sensor part, and the protruding part contacts the sensor surface. arranging the acoustic coupling material on the sensor surface so as to overlap with the
An elastic band is attached so as to press the entire circumference of the portion of the acoustic coupling material along the outer periphery of the flat plate portion toward the sensor surface, thereby fixing the acoustic coupling material to the sensor portion. How to install coupling material.