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Granted Patent B2
US 12667332 · App. 19/080,941 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Ultrasonic diagnostic device with hinge and handle mechanisms to lock the device onto a cart

Inventor: Kengo Katagiri (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
A61B8/4427
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12667332
App. No.
19/080,941
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a case where a main body unit is transported by gripping a grip of a handle, the main body unit is protected. In addition, cleanliness of the grip is maintained. A main body has a hinge mechanism. A handle is connected to the hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism has a handle locking mechanism. The handle locking mechanism locks the handle at a first rotation angle or a second rotation angle. In a case where the handle is used as a stand, a grip does not come into contact with a placement surface.

Claims (24)

1 . An ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising:

a main body unit that has a main body which generates an ultrasound image and a display which displays the ultrasound image;

a hinge mechanism that is provided at the main body; and

a handle that has two arms which are connected to the hinge mechanism and a grip which is connected to the two arms,

wherein the hinge mechanism includes a handle locking mechanism that locks the handle at a first rotation angle in a case where the main body unit is transported by gripping the grip;

wherein the hinge mechanism is provided at a rear end part of the main body,

each of the two arms has:

a first portion that is connected to the hinge mechanism,

a second portion that is connected to the grip, and

a bent portion between the first portion and the second portion, and

in a case where a rotation angle of the handle is the first rotation angle, the two first portions of the two arms are near or come into contact with a rear surface of the main body;

wherein the handle locking mechanism locks the handle at a second rotation angle different from the first rotation angle in a case where the handle is used as a stand, and

in a case where the handle is used as the stand, the grip is positioned in front of the two bent portions of the two arms;

wherein in a case where the handle issued as the stand, the two bent portions come into contact with a placement surface on which the main body unit is placed, and a gap is generated between the grip and the placement surface.

2 . The ultrasonic diagnostic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the handle locking mechanism locks the handle at a second rotation angle different from the first rotation angle in a case where the handle is used as a stand.

3 . The ultrasonic diagnostic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein each of the two arms has a bent portion, and

the second rotation angle is an angle at which the two bent portions of the two arms come into contact with a placement surface on which the main body unit is placed and the grip is separated apart from the placement surface.

4 . The ultrasonic diagnostic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the main body unit has centroid, and

in a case where the main body unit is suspended by gripping the grip, a vertical line passing through the centroid passes through an inside of the grip.

5 . The ultrasonic diagnostic device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the handle locking mechanism has a knob that is operated by a user in a case of unlocking the rotation angle.