Invention Application
- Patent Title: AN ACOUSTIC COUPLING INTERFACE
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Application No.: US17438694Application Date: 2020-02-17
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Publication No.: US20220155438A1Publication Date: 2022-05-19
- Inventor: Xavier ROTTENBERG
- Applicant: IMEC VZW
- Applicant Address: BE Leuven
- Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee Address: BE Leuven
- Priority: EP19162705.8 20190314
- International Application: PCT/EP2020/054016 WO 20200217
- Main IPC: G01S15/89
- IPC: G01S15/89

Abstract:
The present invention provides an acoustic coupling interface (1) for use between a flexible ultrasound transducing device (2) and a curved object (3) to be examined. The interface (1) is in the form of a sheet (4) having a bending flexibility that permits the sheet (4) to form a continuous contact with said curved object (3) during operation of the flexible ultrasound transducing device (2). Further, the sheet (4) comprises a bulk material (5) and a plurality of acoustic waveguiding structures (6) arranged in said bulk material (5), wherein the plurality of acoustic waveguiding structures (6) is for providing bidirectional coupling of ultrasound signals (7) emitted by the ultrasound transducing device (2).
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