JP5771095B2 - 多焦点超音波のシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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Description
102 超音波ビーム
104 トランスデューサ
106 プローブハウジング
108 組織
110 関心項目
112 関心項目
114 関心項目
116 接触面
118 表面
120 第1位置
122 第2位置
126 符号
130 符号
200 プローブシステム
202 開始位置
204 位置
206 位置
208 位置
210 位置
212 位置
214 位置
216 位置
218 位置
230 深焦点動作
232 遷移
234 浅焦点動作
236 遷移
250 モータまたは駆動機構
252 流体シャフトシール
254 親ねじ
256 親ねじナット
258 カプラリンク
260 トランスデューサ
262 プローブ面
264 ピボットジョイント
266 上端止め
268 下端止め
270 超音波ビーム
280 ピンジョイント
300 調整可能なプローブシステム
302 ナット捕捉特徴部
304 位置
306 位置
308 位置
310 位置
312 位置
314 位置
316 位置
318 位置
320 位置
322 深焦点動作
324 中深度焦点動作
326 浅焦点動作
330 位置
332 位置
400 調整可能なプローブシステム
402 位置
404 位置
406 位置
408 位置
410 位置
412 位置
414 位置
416 位置
420 深焦点動作
422 遷移動作
430 上側親ねじ
432 バックシャフトまたは上側シャフト
434 親ねじナット
436 ナット係合機構
452 位置
454 位置
456 矢印
458 位置
460 位置
500 プローブシステム
502 エレベータサブシステム
504 位置
506 位置
508 位置
510 位置
512 位置
514 位置
516 位置
518 位置
524 スラスト軸受
526 流体シール
528 流体バルクヘッド
530 エレベータ親ねじ
532 エレベータナットアセンブリ
534 平歯車
536 スプラインドライブ
538 スプラインハウジング
540 スプライン
550 下側エレベータナット
570 深焦点動作点
572 浅焦点動作点
580 上側エレベータナット
600 調整可能なプローブアセンブリ
602 入力リンク
604 モータ
606 下死点
608 トランスデューサリンク
610 ピン
612 溝
614 下軸
616 トランスデューサ
620 ブロック
622 ばね戻り止め
624 開口
650 深焦点動作
652 浅焦点動作
660 上死点位置
664 垂直溝
668 上軸点
670 ばね戻り止め
680 プローブ面
682 封止バッグ
Claims (6)
- トランスデューサ(104)を囲むエンクロージャ(106)であって、前記トランスデューサ(104)からの波がプローブ面(118)を介して波放出ターゲットに入ることができるように前記ターゲットに係合するように構成された前記プローブ面(118)を含むエンクロージャ(106)と、
軸周りで前記トランスデューサ(104)を振動させるように構成され、前記プローブ面(118)に向かってまたは離れるように前記トランスデューサ(104)を移動することによって前記トランスデューサ(104)の焦点動作深度を調整するように構成された位置決め機構(200)と、
前記エンクロージャ(106)内に含まれ、前記トランスデューサ(104)と前記プローブ面(118)との間の空間を充たす流体と
前記プローブ面(118)に向かってまたは離れるように前記トランスデューサ(104)を駆動するために前記位置決め機構(200)に連絡結合される、駆動機構(250)であって、前記スライダ(256)が、親ねじ(254)に結合された親ねじナット(256)であり、前記親ねじナット(256)が前記親ねじ(254)のねじ山に係合し、前記親ねじナット(256)が回転していない時の前記親ねじ(254)の回転が前記ねじ山を介して前記親ねじ(254)の長さに沿って前記親ねじナット(256)を移動するようになっている、前記駆動機構(250)と、
捕捉特徴部(268)であって、前記親ねじナット(256)が前記プローブ面(118)に関して垂直に固定されるように、また前記親ねじナット(256)が前記捕捉特徴部(268)によって係合される間に、前記軸が、前記親ねじ(254)が第1方向に回転しつつある時には前記プローブ面(118)から離れ、前記親ねじ(254)が前記第1方向と反対の第2方向に回転しつつある時には前記プローブ面(118)に向かって移動するように前記捕捉特徴部(268)が前記親ねじナット(256)と係合可能である、前記捕捉特徴部(268)と、
を含み、
前記位置決め機構(200)が、
被駆動リンク(602)の第1端にて蝶番結合部周りで回転可能である被駆動リンク(602)と、
トランスデューサリンク(608)の第1端内の溝および前記被駆動リンク(602)の第2端内のピン(610)を介して前記被駆動リンクに結合されたトランスデューサリンク(608)であって、トランスデューサリンク(608)の第2端がトランスデューサ(616)に結合される、トランスデューサリンク(608)と、
前記蝶番結合部周りで前記被駆動リンク(602)を回転するように構成されたモータ(250)と
を含む、多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。 - 前記位置決め機構(200)が、前記エンクロージャ(106)に向かってまたは離れるように直線的に前記軸を移動するように構成される、請求項1記載の多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。
- 駆動機構(250)が、前記プローブ面(118)に向かってまたは離れるように前記トランスデューサ(104)を駆動するために前記位置決め機構(200)に連絡結合される、請求項1記載の多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。
- 前記駆動機構(250)が、前記軸周りで前記トランスデューサ(104)を振動させるために前記位置決め機構(200)を駆動するように構成される、請求項3記載の多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。
- 前記親ねじナット(256)がレセプタクルを含み、前記捕捉特徴部(268)が、前記レセプタクルと係合するように構成されたアクチュエータを含む、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。
- 前記捕捉特徴部(268)が、前記親ねじ(254)の長さに沿って異なる位置に配置された1対のペグを含む、請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載の多焦点超音波プローブ(100)。
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