Stressed-skin backing panel for image artifacts prevention
US11731165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/5269
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A backing panel for a transducer of an ultrasound scanner probe, comprising a core layer sandwiched by a first skin layer and a second skin layer. The transducer may comprise a front portion and a rear portion, where the front portion points to a direction of a target for the ultrasound scanner probe, and the first skin layer is adjacent to the rear portion of the transducer.
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