Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 超声探头和超声诊断成像仪
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Application No.: US14321266Application Date: 2014-07-01
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Publication No.: US09402599B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: Shuhei Okuda
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2013-140372 20130704
- Main IPC: A61B8/08
- IPC: A61B8/08 ; A61B8/00 ; G10K11/00 ; B06B1/06

Abstract:
Disclosed is an ultrasound probe including a piezoelectric device which transmits and receives ultrasound, n layers of acoustic matching layers provided on a front side of the piezoelectric device, n layers meaning two layers or more, an acoustic lens which is provided on a front side of the acoustic matching layers and an acoustic reflecting layer which is provided on a back side of the piezoelectric device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150011881A1 ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-01-08
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