Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical ultrasound transducer having non-ideal focal region
- Patent Title (中): 具有非理想焦点区域的医用超声波换能器
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Application No.: US11439706Application Date: 2006-05-23
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Publication No.: US07766848B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Charles S. Desilets , Jens U. Quistgaard
- Applicant: Charles S. Desilets , Jens U. Quistgaard
- Applicant Address: US WA Bothell
- Assignee: Medicis Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Medicis Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bothell
- Agency: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00
Abstract:
A mechanically formed transducer capable of producing a non-ideal focal region is described. The transducer has a plurality of piezoelectric elements suspended in an epoxy and heat molded into a desired shape. One or more shaped irregularities in the transducer provides for a mechanically induced non-ideal focal field without the need for electronic steering or lens focusing. Systems and methods of making the same are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070035201A1 Medical ultrasound transducer having non-ideal focal region Public/Granted day:2007-02-15
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