Ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus
US9402599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an ultrasound probe including a piezoelectric device which transmits and receives ultrasound, n layers of acoustic matching layers provided on a front side of the piezoelectric device, n layers meaning two layers or more, an acoustic lens which is provided on a front side of the acoustic matching layers and an acoustic reflecting layer which is provided on a back side of the piezoelectric device.
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