Ultrasonic endoscope
    2.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic endoscope 有权
    超声内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:US08066643B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US11666779

    申请日:2005-10-04

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: The present invention provides an ultrasonic endoscope, comprising: an ultrasonic transducer in a cylindrical shape including a plurality of piezoelectric devices, an acoustic matching layer stacked on a principal plane on a sound emitting plane side, an acoustic lens on a plane of the acoustic matching layer opposite to a plane facing the piezoelectric devices, and a backing material stacked on another principal planes of the piezoelectric devices; an endoscopic observation and endo-therapy unit provided, for performing endoscopic image observation, at a proximal end side of the ultrasonic transducer; a cable assembly including a plurality of cables for transmitting signals to and from the ultrasonic transducer. In the above configuration, the cable assembly is arranged in such a manner that the cable assembly passes through an inside portion of the ultrasonic transducer, and is connected to the ultrasonic transducer at a distal end side of the ultrasonic transducer. Thereby, an ultrasonic endoscope is provided that has an ultrasonic transducer in which the ultrasonic transducer and coaxial cables will not be disconnected even under thermal or mechanical loads.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种超声波内窥镜,其特征在于,包括:圆筒状的超声波振子,包括多个压电元件,声发射平面侧的主平面上叠加的声匹配层,声匹配平面上的声透镜 与面向压电元件的平面相对的层,以及堆叠在压电器件的另一个主平面上的背衬材料; 在超声波换能器的基端侧设置有用于进行内窥镜图像观察的内窥镜观察和内窥治疗单元; 电缆组件,其包括用于向超声换能器发送信号的多条电缆。 在上述结构中,电缆组件布置成使得电缆组件穿过超声波换能器的内部,并且在超声波换能器的远端侧连接到超声换能器。 因此,提供了具有超声波换能器的超声波内窥镜,其中即使在热或机械负载下,超声波换能器和同轴电缆也不会断开。

    ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FABRICATION METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE
    3.
    发明申请
    ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FABRICATION METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE 有权
    超声波传感器,超声波传感器制造方法和超声内镜

    公开(公告)号:US20110036808A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12914651

    申请日:2010-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04R31/00

    摘要: An ultrasonic transducer according to the present invention includes: two or more ultrasonic transducer cells, each of which has a lower electrode, a first insulating layer placed on the lower electrode, a cavity placed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer placed on the cavity, and an upper electrode placed above the second insulating layer; channels which communicate the cavities with each other; the second insulating layer placed on the channels; holes formed in the second insulating layer placed on the channels; and sealing portions which seal the holes, where that part of the sealing portions which enters the channels is the same in cross-sectional shape as the holes.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的超声波换能器包括:两个或更多个超声波换能器单元,每个超声换能器单元具有下电极,设置在下电极上的第一绝缘层,放置在第一绝缘层上的空腔,放置在第二绝缘层上的第二绝缘层 所述空腔和位于所述第二绝缘层上方的上电极; 将空腔相互通信的通道; 第二绝缘层放置在通道上; 形成在通道上的第二绝缘层中的孔; 以及密封孔的密封部分,其中进入通道的密封部分的那部分与孔的横截面形状相同。

    ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE
    4.
    发明申请
    ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE 审中-公开
    超声波传感器,电子设备和超声内镜

    公开(公告)号:US20100274138A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-28

    申请号:US12768141

    申请日:2010-04-27

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: An ultrasound transducer of the present invention includes elements each provided with an electromechanical conversion element that converts an electric signal inputted between a first electrode and a second electrode into vibration, an array section made up of n elements in a row direction and m elements in a column direction (nm) arranged in a matrix form, and an array forming section that switches between a one-dimensional array state column-wise made up of m element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals neighboring in the row direction out of the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same column and a one-dimensional array state row-wise made up of n element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals neighboring in the column direction out of the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same row in the array section.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的超声波换能器包括各自具有将在第一电极和第二电极之间输入的电信号转换成振动的机电转换元件的元件,由行方向的n个元件构成的阵列部, 列方向(nm),以及阵列形成部,其在由m个元件组构成的一维阵列状态之间切换,该m个元件组通过将与行方向相邻的第一电极端子电连接而形成 布置在同一列上的元件组中的第一电极端子和由通过将在列方向上相邻的第一电极端子电连接在元件中的第一电极端子之外的n个元件组构成的一维阵列状态 组排列在阵列部分的同一行上。

    ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS 有权
    超声波传感器和超声波诊断设备

    公开(公告)号:US20090204004A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-13

    申请号:US12422504

    申请日:2009-04-13

    IPC分类号: A61B8/13

    摘要: This invention includes a first electrode which is fixed on a base, a vibration film which is disposed to oppose the first electrode with an air and vacuum portion between the vibration film and the first electrode, a second electrode which is supported by the vibration film and is connected to a predetermined potential, a ferroelectric which is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a driving portion that applies, to the first electrode, a driving signal which is a monopulse voltage signal and whose polarity is reversed every time the driving signal is outputted.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括固定在基座上的第一电极,与振动膜和第一电极之间具有空气和真空部分的第一电极相对设置的振动膜,由振动膜支撑的第二电极和 连接到预定电位,与第一电极电连接的铁电体和驱动部分,其向第一电极施加作为单脉冲电压信号的驱动信号,并且每当驱动信号为 输出。

    Ultrasonic transducer, method for manufacturing ultrasonic transducer, and ultrasonic endoscope
    8.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonic transducer, method for manufacturing ultrasonic transducer, and ultrasonic endoscope 有权
    超声波换能器,超声波换能器制造方法及超声波内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:US20080200811A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-21

    申请号:US11977191

    申请日:2007-10-24

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00 G01N29/00 A61B1/00

    摘要: An ultrasonic transducer according to the invention includes a flexible sheet, a rigid body portion including a lower electrode made of at least a thin-film conductive material on a surface of the flexible sheet, a dividing portion which divides the rigid body portion into segments, and a plurality of transducer elements including the divided rigid body portion, has at least one transducer cell composed of one of the segments, an insulating partition portion bonded to the segment, an air gap portion surrounded by the partition portion, an upper electrode opposed to the lower electrode extending to the partition portion to sandwich the air gap portion therebetween, and an upper insulating layer formed on the upper electrode, and includes an upper protection film which continuously covers a surface portion of the transducer elements and the dividing portion.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的超声波换能器包括柔性片,刚性体部分,其包括在柔性片的表面上由至少薄膜导电材料制成的下电极,将刚体部分分割成段的分割部分, 并且包括分割刚体部的多个换能器元件具有至少一个由一个片段组成的换能器单元,与该片段接合的绝缘隔板部分,被该分隔部包围的气隙部分, 所述下电极延伸到所述分隔部分以夹住所述气隙部分,以及形成在所述上电极上的上绝缘层,并且包括连续覆盖所述换能器元件的表面部分和所述分割部分的上保护膜。

    Ultrasound Endoscope
    10.
    发明申请
    Ultrasound Endoscope 审中-公开
    超声内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:US20080119738A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-22

    申请号:US11883754

    申请日:2005-12-29

    IPC分类号: A61B8/12 A61B1/005

    摘要: An ultrasound endoscope comprises an ultrasonic probe where a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements for transmitting/receiving ultrasounds are arranged in a nearly cylindrical form, a distal rigid section which configures the tip of an endoscopic insertion tube and in which the ultrasonic probe is provided, a bending tube to which the distal rigid section is connected and which bends with remote operation, a flexible tube connected to the bending tube, and a signal line bundle which is a bundle of signal lines corresponding to respective ultrasonic transducer elements for transmitting a drive signal driving each of the ultrasonic transducer elements and which passes through the insides of the distal rigid section, the bending tube, and the flexible tube. The signal line bundle is covered with a binding member for binding the signal line bundle, and the binding force of the binding member which covers an area of the signal line bundle in a predetermined range in the signal line bundle included in the bending tube is made smaller than the binding force of the binding member which covers the signal line bundle in areas other than the predetermined range.

    摘要翻译: 超声波内窥镜包括:超声波探头,其中用于发送/接收超声波的多个超声波换能器元件以近似圆柱形的形式布置;构造内窥镜插入管的尖端的远端刚性部分,其中设置有超声波探头, 弯曲管,其远端刚性部分连接到其上并且远程操作弯曲;连接到弯曲管的柔性管;以及信号线束,其是对应于各个超声波换能器元件的信号线束,用于传输驱动信号驱动 每个超声换能器元件并且穿过远端刚性部分,弯曲管和柔性管的内部。 信号线束被用于绑定信号线束的装订构件覆盖,并且制成覆盖在弯曲管中包括的信号线束中的预定范围内的信号线束的区域的绑定构件的绑定力 小于在预定范围以外的区域中覆盖信号线束的装订构件的绑定力。