Method of manufacturing an improved coupling of acoustic window and lens for medical ultrasound transducers
US6182341A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/42
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method 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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