Ultrasound transmission medium feed device for endoscopically in

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1998-09-14

1999-12-21

Lateef, Marvin M.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

600466, 600462, 606 46, A61B 812

Patent

active

060042737

ABSTRACT:
An ultrasound transmission medium feed device particularly for an endoscopically inserting ultrasound probe adapted to be introduced into a body cavity through and under the guidance of one of biopsy channels provided on an endoscope. The ultrasound transmission medium feed device essentially comprises: a balloon fitted on a base end portion of an ultrasound scanner head fixedly in a hermetically sealed state in such a way as to wrap in an end housing of the scanner head; a fluid inlet-outlet passage provided on the base end portion of the ultrasound scanner head for charging and discharging an ultrasound transmission medium into and out of the balloon through a communicating port; and a pressurizing feed tube adapted to be placed in another biopsy channel of the endoscope and disconnectibly connectible at a fore distal end portion thereof with the fluid inlet-outlet passage on the ultrasound scanner head, the pressurizing feed tube having a pressurizing member in association with a proximal end portion thereof for pressurizing or depressurizing the ultrasound transmission medium to be supplied to the inlet-outlet passage on the ultrasound scanner head of the probe.

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