High frequency ultrasound transducer and method for manufacture
US11446005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B1/0648
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer has an array of transducer elements that are electrically coupled to electrical conductors. In one embodiment, the conductors are included in a flex circuit and engage a conductive surface formed on a number of outwardly extending ribs on a frame that holds the ultrasound array. In one embodiment, the flex circuit includes an alignment feature that engages a corresponding registration feature on the frame so that the traces on the flex circuit align with the ribs on the frame.
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