Endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe

Details Endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe Endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe

1997-09-29

1998-10-27

Flanagan, Beverly M.

Surgery

Endoscope

With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore

600459, A61B 100

Patent

active

058271759

ABSTRACT:
An endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe to be placed in an instrument channel within an insertion rod of an endoscope at the time of introduction into a body cavity, and having a probe head section housing an ultrasound transducer at the fore end of an elongated flexible cord member with a connector section in a proximal end portion thereof for connection to a probe controller unit. The endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe is provided with a probe head with an outside diameter much larger than the inside diameter of an instrument channel within an endoscopic insertion rod, permitting to use an ultrasound transducer of a large size. The ultrasound probe is adapted to be placed in an endoscopic instrument channel in an inverse fashion, through an exit opening of instrument channel, which is provided at the fore distal end of an endoscopic insertion rod, and from a connector section provided at the proximal end of a flexible cord member.

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