公开(公告)号：WO2022225719A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：PCT/US2022/023854

申请日：2022-04-07

Applicant: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION

Inventor： FLEISCHMAN, Aaron

IPC: B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H01L41/333

Abstract: High-resolution intravascular ultrasound (H-IVUS) operates under a large acoustic bandwidth, provides high resolution while maintaining good depth penetration, and exhibits other favorable characteristics like focused imaging. A H-IVUS transducer assembly can be manufactured at a low cost using conventional methods commonly utilized in the microelectronics industry. The H-IVUS transducer assembly can include a printed circuit having one or more electrical signal conditioners. One or more convertors made of a polymer and configured to convert electrical energy to acoustic energy and acoustic energy to electrical energy can be formed in place away from the printed circuit. After construction, the one or more formed in place convertors are interfaced to the printed circuit with at least a conductive material.