Ultrasonic transducer probe with axisymmetric lens
US5562096A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to the present invention, an ultrasonic transducer probe is provided having an array of ultrasonic transducers rotatably mounted about an axis within the ultrasonic transducer probe, a lens mounted to the array, and a housing encasing the array and the lens. The lens is symmetric about the axis of rotation of the array. In addition, the housing has a continuous upper surface that is formed, in a region adjacent to the symmetric lens, to mate with the symmetric lens.
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