公开(公告)号：EP0140363A3

公开(公告)日：1987-03-04

申请号：EP84113022

申请日：1984-10-29

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： McAusland, Robert R.

IPC分类号： G10K11/34

CPC分类号： B06B1/0622 ,  Y10T29/42

摘要： A method of manufacturing a phased array ultrasound transducer, and the transducer manufactured by the inventive method are described. In the method, a piezoelectric crystal is soldered to the edges of a pair of double sided printed circuit boards, each of which has traces on either side. Then, a backing material is poured to secure the crystal and boards, and a saw is used to define the elements of the transducer.

摘要翻译： 描述了制造相控阵超声波换能器的方法和通过本发明方法制造的换能器。 在该方法中，将压电晶体焊接到一对双面印刷电路板的边缘，每个双面印刷电路板在每一侧具有痕迹。 然后，浇注背衬材料以固定晶体和板，并且使用锯来限定换能器的元件。

公开(公告)号：EP0102800A3

公开(公告)日：1987-01-14

申请号：EP83304839

申请日：1983-08-22

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Harui, Norio

IPC分类号： A61B10/00

CPC分类号： A61B17/3403 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B2017/00469 ,  A61B2017/3413

摘要： A needle guide for use with a medical ultrasonic scanning apparatus includes a pivoting plate on a fixed mounting plate. The mounting plate is attached to an ultrasonic scanhead whereby a surface of the mounting plate is in the plane of the ultrasound scan. An adjustable pivoting plate on the mounting plate includes at least one needle aligner, which preferably has a groove formed therein. The pivoting plate can be pivoted and locked into position on the mounting plate. An idler plate, containing an idler roller is spring mounted on the pivoting plate. The idler plate can be pivoted, whereby the idler roller moves away from the guide needle aligners. A raised wall on the pivoting plate prevents an improperly placed needle from puncturing a sterile sheath applied over the scanhead, such as in a brain scan. Thus a needle, such as a biopsy needle can be placed between the idler roller and the needle aligner and will be held in place by the spring tension on the idler roller.

公开(公告)号：EP0164674A2

公开(公告)日：1985-12-18

申请号：EP85106835.3

申请日：1985-06-03

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Frey, Gregg W.

IPC分类号： H01B1/22

CPC分类号： H05K3/4007 ,  C08K7/18 ,  C09J5/02 ,  H01B1/22 ,  H05K3/244 ,  H05K3/323 ,  H05K3/388 ,  H05K2201/0317 ,  H05K2201/0367 ,  H05K2201/0373 ,  H05K2201/09754 ,  H05K2201/10234 ,  H05K2201/10977 ,  C08L63/00

摘要： The present invention is a method and structure which produces extremely thin, electrically conductive epoxy bonds (24) between two substrates (12, 14). Copper microspheres (26), having an average diameter of about 2 microns are bound in an epoxy layer (28) which bonds two substrates (12, 14) together. The microspheres (26) make electrical contact between the substrates (12, 14) while providing inter- sphere gaps which are filled with the epoxy which actually bonds the substrates (12, 14) together.

公开(公告)号：EP0157408A2

公开(公告)日：1985-10-09

申请号：EP85103945.3

申请日：1985-04-01

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Putzke, Dwayne H.

IPC分类号： G10K11/00 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G10K11/355

摘要： A fully wetted ultrasound scan head (10) for medical applications is described in which the motor (18) and the rotor (12) are enclosed within a sealed housing filled with ultrasound coupling fluid. The invention includes a drive belt (16) to drive the rotor from the motor, rather than a precision drive means. Speed adjustment means, including an encoder disk mounted on the rotor, provide feedback for an electronic speed controller. Accordingly, the speed of the motor can be adjusted as a direct consequence of the actual speed of the rotor.

公开(公告)号：EP0142215A2

公开(公告)日：1985-05-22

申请号：EP84303562.7

申请日：1984-05-25

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Keilman, George Woodrow

IPC分类号： G10K11/34 ,  H01L41/08

CPC分类号： B06B1/0622

摘要： The transducer of the present invention is diced into subelements which have a height-to-width ratio which determines the modality of their vibration. The subelements are then electrically connected to provide a transducer having the desired electrical configuration, i.e., an annular array transducer. Using the present invention, the electro-acoustic characteristics of the transducer are not determinitive of the vibrational characteristics of the individual subelements.

摘要翻译： 本发明的换能器被切割成具有确定其振动模态的高度 - 宽度比的子元件。 子元件然后电连接以提供具有所需电气构造的换能器，即环形阵列换能器。 使用本发明，换能器的电声特性不能确定各个子元件的振动特性。

公开(公告)号：EP0094791A3

公开(公告)日：1985-05-15

申请号：EP83302683

申请日：1983-05-11

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Silverstein, Fred Eli ,  Giuliani, David

IPC分类号： A61B01/00 ,  A61B10/00

CPC分类号： A61B1/0051 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445

摘要： The invention is a fiber-optic endoscope which has an elongated ultrasonic array such as a linear array or a phased array. The array is mounted on either the distal portion of the bending section (not under operator control) portion of the endoscopic tube or on the proximal portion of bendable portion of the tube. Thus, the present invention includes both a fiber-optic endoscope and an ultrasonic transducer. Yet, the presence of the ultrasonic transducer does not interfere with the operation of the placement of the fiber-optic probe.

公开(公告)号：EP0102800A2

公开(公告)日：1984-03-14

申请号：EP83304839.0

申请日：1983-08-22

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Harui, Norio

IPC分类号： A61B10/00

CPC分类号： A61B17/3403 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B2017/00469 ,  A61B2017/3413

摘要： A needle guide for use with a medical ultrasonic scanning apparatus includes a pivoting plate on a fixed mounting plate. The mounting plate is attached to an ultrasonic scanhead whereby a surface of the mounting plate is in the plane of the ultrasound scan. An adjustable pivoting plate on the mounting plate includes at least one needle aligner, which preferably has a groove formed therein. The pivoting plate can be pivoted and locked into position on the mounting plate. An idler plate, containing an idler roller is spring mounted on the pivoting plate. The idler plate can be pivoted, whereby the idler roller moves away from the guide needle aligners. A raised wall on the pivoting plate prevents an improperly placed needle from puncturing a sterile sheath applied over the scanhead, such as in a brain scan. Thus a needle, such as a biopsy needle can be placed between the idler roller and the needle aligner and will be held in place by the spring tension on the idler roller.

公开(公告)号：EP0053834A1

公开(公告)日：1982-06-16

申请号：EP81110250.8

申请日：1981-12-08

申请人： Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Brandestini, Marco A.

IPC分类号： G10K11/34 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S7/52063 ,  G01S15/8918 ,  G10K11/345

摘要： A scanner includes a scan head having a linear array of transducers Xn, and a transmitter 106 which excites the transducers in response to transmit signals TRn from a reference generator 110 so that the transducers emit a plurality of successive bursts of ultrasonic energy, each burst producing a transmitted beam which is steered and focused along a radially-extending scan line. To effect received beam steering and focusing, received signals Sn from the transducers are supplied to a processor 112 along with associated in-phase binary reference signals bn(R) and quadrature binary reference signals bn(l). Processor 112 is responsive to WRITE SELECT, READ SELECT and SAMPLE signals from reference generator 110 to correlate each signal Sn with its associated reference signals during a plurality of successive resolution windows, each of which corresponds to a distinct incremental area along a scan line, so as to provide in-phase and quadrature output signals Re and lm each representing a response of the array to reflections from successive incremental areas along a scan line. Signals Re and lm are combined by processors 114 and 116 to develop output signals A and 0 representing, respectively, the amplitude and phase of returns from successive incremental areas along a scan line. Information for transmitted and received beam steering and focusing is stored in a phase pattern memory 118A, and extracted therefrom by a controller 118 in a predetermined order and supplied to reference generator

公开(公告)号：EP0795296B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-09

申请号：EP97301640.5

申请日：1997-03-12

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Pesque, Patrick René ,  Quistgaard, Jens Ulrich ,  Schwartz, Gary Allen

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G01S15/89

CPC分类号： G01S15/8981 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/543 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  Y10S128/916

公开(公告)号：EP1374777A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-02

申请号：EP03077615.7

申请日：1996-10-09

申请人： ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC.

发明人： Powers, Jeffry Earl Société Civile SPID ,  Bruce, Matthew Société Civile SPID ,  Averkious, Michalakis Société Civile SPID ,  Hwang, Juin-Jet Société Civile SPID

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/06

CPC分类号： A61B8/543 ,  A61B8/06 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/481 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61K49/223 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S7/52039 ,  G01S7/52041 ,  G01S15/8963

摘要： Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents. Ultrasonic apparatus is provided for coherent imaging of ultrasonic contrast agents, and for detecting harmonic contrast agents. The inventive apparatus includes a dual display for simultaneously viewing a real time image which displays the location of the contrast agent and a triggered contrast image. Methods of contrast agent detection and imaging include the measurement of perfusion rate characteristics, multizone contrast imaging, multifrequency contrast imaging, tissue perfusion display, and high PRF contrast image artifact elimination.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于超声造影剂的检测和成像的装置和方法。 提供超声波设备用于超声造影剂的相干成像，以及用于检测谐波造影剂。 本发明的装置包括双显示器，用于同时观看显示造影剂的位置的实时图像和触发的对比度图像。 造影剂检测和成像的方法包括灌注速率特征，多区域造影成像，多频对比成像，组织灌注显示和高PRF对比度图像伪像消除的测量。