Apparatus and method for controlling an ultrasound transducer array
US5776065A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/899
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transducer array control system for use with a transducer housing and a transducer array that includes a sensing mechanism that generates a sensor signal having a first state indicative of the use of the transducer array. A control mechanism generates a transducer disabling signal when the sensor signal fails to enter the first state within a selected time period. Methods for disabling a transducer array are also provided.
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