Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound transducer assembly
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Application No.: US15314301Application Date: 2015-06-08
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Publication No.: US10209352B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Antonia Cornelia van Rens
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP14172046 20140612
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/062709 WO 20150608
- International Announcement: WO2015/189149 WO 20151217
- Main IPC: A61B8/08
- IPC: A61B8/08 ; G10K11/34 ; G01S7/52 ; A61B8/00 ; G01S15/89

Abstract:
An ultrasound transducer assembly (30) is disclosed, comprising: a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (34, 36, 38) for receiving ultrasound waves and for providing transducer signals (X2, X3, X4) corresponding to the respectively received ultrasound waves. The assembly comprises a plurality of signal combiners (42, 44; 60, 62, 64) for providing different output signals (Y1, Y2) on the basis of the transducer signals, and a plurality of timing elements (48, 52; 68, 70; 72, 74) for providing different time shifts (τ) to the transducer signals. Each of the ultrasound transducer elements is connected to a plurality of the signal combiners for providing the transducer signals including the different time shifts to different of the signal combiners.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180180726A1 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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