Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Probe, subject information acquisition apparatus, and method for manufacturing the probe
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Application No.: US14477734Application Date: 2014-09-04
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Publication No.: US09968263B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Eiji Takeuchi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2013-185795 20130908
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
A probe capable of reducing positional displacement of an acoustic lens from a capacitive transducer is provided. The probe includes a transducer having elements and extraction electrodes of the elements, flexible wiring boards having wiring electrically connected to the extraction electrodes, and an acoustic lens having stepped portions which is provided on the elements. The acoustic lens is butted against end portions of the flexible wiring boards at the stepped portions and fixed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150073280A1 PROBE, SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE PROBE Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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