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Ultrasound probe
US9307954B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9307954-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214006539-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 2, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
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An sound probe includes an array of transducer elements with a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a first direction and which makes an interconversion between an electric pulse and an ultrasonic wave; an acoustic lens with a convex surface in a transmission direction of the ultrasonic wave on a cross section that is parallel to the first direction and the transmission direction and which converges the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the plurality of transducer elements; and at least two acoustic adjustment layers made of a material that has a different sound velocity from the acoustic lens and arranged between at least two of the transducer elements. At least one of the material and a thickness of each of the at least two acoustic adjustment layers in the transmission direction are different from each other.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An ultrasound probe comprising: an array of transducer elements in which a plurality of transducer elements are arranged two-dimensionally in a first direction corresponding to an elevation direction and in a second direction corresponding to an azimuth direction that is different from the first direction, wherein the array of transducer elements makes an interconversion between an electric pulse and an ultrasonic wave; an acoustic lens which has a c…
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- What does patent US9307954B2 cover?
- An sound probe includes an array of transducer elements with a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a first direction and which makes an interconversion between an electric pulse and an ultrasonic wave; an acoustic lens with a convex surface in a transmission direction of the ultrasonic wave on a cross section that is parallel to the first direction and the transmission direction and wh…
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- Panasonic Corp, Konica Minolta Inc
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- Primary CPC classification A61B8/4477. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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