Limited use ultrasonic coupling device

The present invention relates to an ultrasound coupling adapter, an ultrasound coupling device, an ultrasound coupling system, and a method of using the adapter, a coupling device, and a coupling system in various ultrasound applications. In one embodiment, the ultrasound coupling adapter is for coupling an ultrasound transducer to an ultrasound coupling medium. The ultrasound coupling adapter comprises an interface support region for operably interfacing the ultrasound transducer to the ultrasound coupling medium; and an integral means for rendering the ultrasound coupling adapter inoperable, thereby rendering the ultrasound coupling device inoperable. 本发明涉及一种超声耦合适配器、超声耦合装置、超声耦合系统以及在各种超声应用中使用所述适配器、耦合装置和耦合系统的方法。在一个实施例中，所述超声耦合适配器用于将超声换能器与超声耦合介质耦合。所述超声耦合适配器包括：用于使所述超声换能器与所述超声耦合介质可操作地接口连接的接口支承区域；和一体装置，其用于使所述超声耦合适配器不可操作，从而使所述超声耦合装置不可操作。