Optoelectronic transmitters for medical ultrasound transducers
US5419329A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/5208
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnostic device which uses an optoelectronic transmitting circuit to trigger the voltage input to the 2-D array transducer elements located in the probe adjacent to the patient. The transmitting optoelectronic circuit disclosed comprises a plurality of light pulse generators, a plurality of fiber optic signal lines, and a plurality of light activated switching circuits that transmit the high voltage excitation input to the selected transducer transmit element(s).
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