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Thermoacoustic probe

US11828727B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Inventors

Idan Steinberg · Superior Charter Township, US
Michael M. Thornton · London, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/015
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thermoacoustic probe for a thermoacoustic imaging system, the probe including: a radio-frequency (RF) applicator having an insert, wherein the applicator is configured to transmit at least one radio frequency source; an integral electromagnetic matching and acoustic extinction layer having a substantially flat-planar side and a substantially convex side, wherein the substantially flat-planar side of the integral electromagnetic matching and acoustic extinction layer is coupled to the insert of the RF applicator; and an optical transducer coupled to the substantially convex side of the integral electromagnetic matching and acoustic extinction layer.

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