13-36 Probes and Biopsy
(4) Separate the bracket and the transducer.
NGB-004
Hold the transducer in the left hand, unscrew the locking nut with the right hand to open
the retaining clamp, and then raise the needle-guided bracket to separate the locating
bulge from the locating grooves.
NGB-005
While holding the transducer and the needle-guided bracket, open the Grip knob of the
needle-guided bracket.
NGB-006
Metal/ needle detachable:
1. Screw out the nut on the guiding block to loose the guiding block and the needle-
guided bracket.
2. Take the guiding block away in the direction of the needle tail, and then separate the
needle from the transducer and the residual parts of the needle-guided bracket.
3. Screw out the locking nut on the needle-guided bracket to loose the bracket with the
transducer.
4. Hold the transducer with one hand, and then separate the needle-guided bracket
from the transducer.
Plastic/ needle detachable:
1. Remove the guiding block slightly along the direction of the needle’s tail.
2. Separate the residual part of the needle-guide bracket and the transducer from the
needle.