Probe tip ultrasonic transducers and method of manufacture
US4911172A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3929
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved ultrasonic transducer for a catheter tip has a thin strip of piezoelectric polymer film formed into a spiral ring and adhesively mounted on the support structure near the catheter tip. Electrical connection between the back face of the film and the support structure negative electrode is via capacitive coupling. Connection to the front face of the film is via a wire connected to the positive electrode of the catheter. A further embodiment suitable for a needle transducer is formed by coating the tip with a solution of PVDF co-polymer to form the actual transducer.
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