Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual frequency ultrasound transducer including an ultrahigh frequency transducer stack and a low frequency ultrasound transducer stack
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Application No.: US15476898Application Date: 2017-03-31
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Publication No.: US10661309B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Nicholas Christopher Chaggares , Guofeng Pang , Desmond Hirson
- Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bothell
- Assignee: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bothell
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B06B1/06
- IPC: B06B1/06 ; A61B8/00 ; B06B1/02 ; G10K11/162 ; G10K11/30 ; G10K11/34 ; G01S15/89

Abstract:
A dual frequency ultrasound transducer includes a high frequency ultrasound array and a low frequency transducer positioned behind or proximal to the high frequency ultrasound array. In one embodiment, a dampening material is positioned between a rear surface of the high frequency array and the a front surface of the low frequency array. The dampening preferably is high absorbing of signals at the frequency of the high frequency array but passes signals at the frequency of the low frequency transducer with little attenuation. In additional, or alternatively, the low frequency can angled with respect to the plane of the high frequency transducer to reduce inter-stack multipath reflections. Beamforming delays compensate for the differences in physical distances between the elements of the low frequency transducer and the plane of the high frequency transducer.
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