Ultrasonic transducer assembly for medical diagnostic examinations
US4699150A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer for medical diagnostic examinations which comprises a transducer element having one surface through ultrasonic waves are emitted, an acoustic impedance matcher, and a contact member brought to contact with an object being examined and formed on the one surface of the ultrasonic transducer element. The contact member includes at least a flat plate or an acoustic lens made of a-4-methylpentene-1-base polymer which has high mechanical strength. Transducer arrays and assemblies using such polymer as a member directly contacted with human body are also described.
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