CN215306058U - Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic medium device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ultrasonic medium device of an ultrasonic probe, which comprises a shell and a water bag, wherein the shell is hollow inside, the shell is provided with a first opening end, the water bag is positioned at the first opening end and is exposed out of the first opening end, and a liquid medium is filled in the water bag. The utility model is beneficial to increasing the efficiency of ultrasonic examination. In addition, the utility model also discloses an ultrasonic probe.

Description

Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic medium device thereof

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of ultrasonic probes, in particular to an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic medium device thereof.

Background

Mammary gland diseases are common gynecological diseases and seriously threaten the health and even the life of women all over the world. With the development of science and technology, the diagnosis technology and treatment method of breast diseases are greatly improved. The common main points are molybdenum target soft X-ray examination, ultrasonic imaging examination, near infrared scanning examination, CT examination and the like.

Ultrasonic examination is one of important imaging examination methods for diagnosing breast diseases, can identify lesions such as cysts, hyperplasia and the like in breasts, and currently, a coupling agent is generally coated on a scanned part of a patient before ultrasonic scanning so as to improve the definition of an ultrasonic image. However, this ultrasound scanning method requires an additional process of applying and cleaning the coupling agent, which prolongs the examination time of the patient and reduces the examination efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic medium device thereof, so as to solve the technical problems in the background technology.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides an ultrasonic medium device of an ultrasonic probe, which includes an outer shell with a hollow interior and a water bag, wherein the outer shell has a first open end, the water bag is located at the first open end and exposed out of the first open end, and a liquid medium is filled in the water bag.

Preferably, a flexible sleeve is arranged in the outer shell, and the outer shell is a hard shell.

Preferably, the flexible sleeve is provided with an extension section exposed outside the first opening end, the outer edge of the end part of the extension section is provided with a chamfer, and the water sac is embedded in the extension section.

Preferably, the housing has a second open end disposed opposite the first open end.

Preferably, a film sleeve positioned inside the shell is arranged on the water sac.

Preferably, the second open end is provided with an abutting ring abutting against the end of the flexible sleeve, the abutting ring comprises a first half ring and a second half ring, the first half ring is provided with an inserting column, the second half ring is provided with an inserting hole, and the inserting column can be inserted into the inserting hole.

Preferably, the inner wall of the abutting ring is provided with an annular groove, and a flexible ring is embedded in the annular groove.

Preferably, one side of the abutting ring facing the second opening end is provided with an abutting boss, and the abutting boss can be embedded in the second opening end and abutted against the end part of the flexible sleeve.

Preferably, be provided with the joint hole on the outer wall of flexible cover, be provided with the joint head on the shell inner wall, the joint head can imbed in the joint is downthehole.

The utility model further provides an ultrasonic probe, which comprises a probe body and the ultrasonic medium device, wherein the ultrasonic medium device comprises a shell and a water bag, the shell is hollow inside, the shell is provided with a first opening end, the water bag is positioned at the first opening end and is exposed out of the first opening end, and a liquid medium is filled in the water bag.

According to the ultrasonic medium device of the ultrasonic probe, provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the surface of the water sac is tightly attached to the skin of a human body by the corresponding deformation generated after the outer surface of the water sac is contacted with the skin of the human body, so that the influence of air between the probe body and the skin of the human body on the definition of an ultrasonic image is avoided, meanwhile, a couplant does not need to be coated on the skin of the human body, the ultrasonic examination procedure is simplified, and the ultrasonic examination efficiency is increased.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional probe body;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ultrasonic medium device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the ultrasonic media device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the ultrasonic media device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ultrasound probe of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and all other embodiments that can be obtained by one skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

The present invention now proposes an ultrasonic medium device for a probe body as shown in fig. 1, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the ultrasonic medium device includes a hollow shell 10 and a water bag 20, the shell 10 has a first open end 11, the water bag 20 is located at the first open end 11 and exposed out of the first open end 11, and the water bag 20 is filled with a liquid medium.

In this embodiment, the shape of the shell 10 can be set according to the shape of the probe body, so as to be able to be sleeved and fixed on the probe body, that is, the inside of the shell 10 has a cavity for accommodating the probe body. Meanwhile, the housing 10 has a first open end 11 communicating with the cavity, and the first open end 11 is preferably sized to fit the head of the probe body for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves. The water bag 20 is made of a flexible material, and the shape of the water bag 20 matches the shape of the first open end 11, and the water bag 20 is embedded in the first open end 11 and arranged to be exposed out of the first open end 11, so as to close the first open end 11 and simultaneously enable the outer surface of the water bag 20 to be in contact with the skin of the human body, and as for the liquid medium in the water bag 20, the setting can be performed according to the actual situation, such as couplant or water. The water bag 20 may be fixed by adhering to the casing 10, or by being fastened to the head of the probe body through the casing 10. Of course, the water bag 20 may be embedded in the first opening end 11, and the housing 10 is further provided with an end blocking plate for blocking the first opening end 11, and the blocking plate is provided with a clearance gap for exposing the water bag 20, and the blocking plate and the housing 10 are preferably detachably connected, such as by clamping or screwing. In this embodiment, the deformation that produces the correspondence after the surface through water pocket 20 and human skin contact to make the surface of water pocket 20 closely laminate with human skin, thereby be favorable to avoiding having the air between probe body and the human skin in order to influence the definition of ultrasonic image, also need not to coat the couplant on human skin simultaneously, simplified the procedure of ultrasonic examination, in order to be favorable to increasing the efficiency of ultrasonic examination.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a flexible sleeve 30 is preferably disposed within the housing 10, and the housing 10 is a rigid shell. The flexible sleeve 30 is preferably made of silicone, and the housing 10 is a plastic housing. In this embodiment, the flexible sleeve 30 is disposed in the housing 10, so that the resistance of the housing 10 on the probe body is increased, and the stability of the housing 10 mounted on the ultrasonic probe is increased.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the flexible sleeve 30 preferably has an extension section 31 exposed outside the first open end 11, the outer edge of the end of the extension section 31 is provided with a chamfer, and the water bladder 20 is embedded in the extension section 31. Wherein the length of extension section 31 can arrange according to actual conditions, and preferably the thickness of extension section 31 reduces after the gradual increase from inside to outside, forms the chamfer at the outward flange of extension section 31 tip promptly to be convenient for increase the scope of probe body to human skin scanning inclination.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the housing 10 has a second open end 12 disposed opposite the first open end 11. In this embodiment, by providing the second open end 12 on the housing 10, a partial region outside the probe body can be made to protrude from the second open end 12, which is beneficial to reducing the material used for the whole ultrasound medium device, and thus, is beneficial to reducing the manufacturing cost.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, it is preferable that the water bag 20 is provided with a film cover 21 inside the housing 10, that is, the outer side wall of the water bag 20 is provided with the film cover 21, and it is preferable that the film cover 21 is slightly larger than the probe body, and as for the film cover 21, a plastic material similar to a plastic wrap is used. In this embodiment, the water bag 20 is located at the head of the probe body after the film sleeve 21 is sleeved on the probe body, and then the flexible sleeve 30 is sleeved on the probe body from the head of the probe body, so that the end of the flexible sleeve 30 is clamped with the water bag 20, and meanwhile, the flexible sleeve 30 can be used for clamping the film sleeve 21 located on the outer wall of the probe body, thereby being more beneficial to increasing the stability of the water bag 20, and finally, the shell 10 is sleeved on the flexible sleeve 30 from the tail of the probe body, thereby being beneficial to preventing the flexible sleeve 30 from deforming when the water bag 20 receives external force (namely, the water bag 20 is in contact with the skin of a human body) to influence the quality of the probe body.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, it is preferable that an abutting ring 40 abutting against the end of the flexible sleeve 30 is disposed at the second opening end 12, the abutting ring 40 includes a first half ring 41 and a second half ring 42, the first half ring 41 is provided with a plug column, the second half ring 42 is provided with a plug hole, and the plug column can be plugged into the plug hole. The size of the abutting ring 40 is adapted to the second opening end 12, the proportion of the first half ring 41 and the proportion of the second half ring 42 can be arranged according to actual conditions, preferably, the two half rings respectively occupy half, and the number of the inserting columns and the inserting holes are in one-to-one correspondence, preferably, the number of the inserting columns and the inserting holes are three respectively. In this embodiment, after the housing 10 is sleeved on the flexible sleeve 30, the first half ring 41 and the second half ring 42 are assembled at the rear end of the housing 10 to form the abutting ring 40 sleeved on the probe body to abut against the end of the flexible sleeve 30 located in the housing 10, so as to facilitate preventing the front end of the flexible sleeve 30 from being deformed when being subjected to an external force.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, it is preferred that the abutment ring 40 has an annular groove on its inner wall into which the flexible ring 43 is embedded. The flexible ring 43 may be a ring shape as a whole, or may be formed by combining two U-shaped sections respectively located on the first half ring 41 and the second half ring 42. In this embodiment, after the flexible ring 43 is sleeved on the probe body, the flexible ring 43 is embedded in the annular groove when the abutting ring 40 is assembled, so that the probability of movement of the abutting ring 40 is reduced by using the deformation performance of the flexible ring 43.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the abutment ring 40 is preferably provided with an abutment boss 44 on the side facing the second open end 12, the abutment boss 44 being insertable into the second open end 12 and abutting the end of the flexible sheath 30. Wherein the abutment boss 44 may be a plurality of extended blocks or extended ledges arranged on a side of the abutment ring 40 facing the housing 10. In this embodiment, the abutment boss 44 is provided on the abutment ring 40, so that the abutment ring 40 is embedded in the housing 10 through the abutment boss 44, and the stability of abutment between the abutment ring 40 and the end of the flexible sleeve 30 is improved.

In a preferred embodiment, the flexible sleeve 30 is preferably provided with a snap hole on the outer wall thereof, and the housing 10 is provided with a snap connector on the inner wall thereof, the snap connector being inserted into the snap hole. Wherein, joint and joint hole one-to-one, specific quantity can set up according to actual conditions. In this embodiment, the clamping head is embedded in the clamping hole, so that the displacement caused by the stress on the end of the flexible sleeve 30 can be further avoided.

The present invention further provides an ultrasound probe, which includes a probe body and an ultrasound medium device in the foregoing embodiments, and the specific structure of the ultrasound medium device refers to the foregoing embodiments.

The above is only a part or preferred embodiment of the present invention, and neither the text nor the drawings should limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the present specification and the contents of the drawings or the related technical fields directly/indirectly using the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An ultrasonic medium device of an ultrasonic probe is characterized by comprising a shell and a water bag, wherein the shell is hollow inside, a first opening end is arranged on the shell, the water bag is located at the first opening end and is exposed out of the first opening end, and a liquid medium is filled in the water bag.

2. The ultrasonic media device of claim 1, wherein a flexible sleeve is disposed within the housing and the housing is a rigid shell.

3. The ultrasonic media device of claim 2, wherein the flexible sleeve has an extension exposed outside the first open end, the outer edge of the end of the extension is chamfered, and a water bladder is embedded in the extension.

4. The ultrasonic media device of claim 3, wherein the housing has a second open end disposed opposite the first open end.

5. The ultrasonic media device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the water bladder is provided with a thin film sleeve located inside the housing.

6. The ultrasonic media device of claim 4, wherein the second open end is provided with an abutment ring that abuts against the end of the flexible sleeve, the abutment ring comprising a first half ring and a second half ring, the first half ring being provided with a plug post, the second half ring being provided with a plug hole, the plug post being insertable into the plug hole.

7. The ultrasonic media device of claim 6, wherein the abutment ring has an annular groove on an inner wall thereof, the annular groove having a flexible ring embedded therein.

8. The ultrasonic media device of claim 6, wherein a side of the abutment ring facing the second open end is provided with an abutment boss that is embeddable within the second open end and in abutment with the flexible sleeve end.

9. The ultrasonic medium device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the outer wall of the flexible sleeve is provided with a clamping hole, and the inner wall of the housing is provided with a clamping head which can be embedded into the clamping hole.

10. An ultrasound probe comprising a probe body and an ultrasound medium device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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