Ultrasound device for medical applications
US8360978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound device for medical application has a transducer formed by a number of transducer elements. The transducer elements are carried on a flexible support that allows the transducer elements to be configured to an examination subject. A measurement device determines, for each transducer element, a distance or a rotation thereof with respect to a reference point. The reference point can be a point that is physically a part of the ultrasound device, or can be a virtual reference point.
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