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Coupling of acoustic window and lens for medical ultrasound transducers

US5834687A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/42
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and structure for improving the coupling of an acoustic window or lens to a RFI shield by modifying the surface of the shield to promote adhesion. The surface of the shield can be chemically modified with an epoxy and/or mechanically modified by creating an unsmooth top surface.

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