Sound Technology, Inc.

Joseph S Conklin

Christopher J Beers

Russell W Woods

Henrik Jensen

Dean A McHenry

Michael Berkheimer

An ultrasound imaging system () includes a transducer array () with a two-dimensional array of rows () of transducer elements (). The transducer elements of each row extend along a long axis (). The rows are parallel to each other. The transducer array includes a non-rectangular set of active transducer elements. The ultrasound imaging system further includes transmit circuitry () that actuates the transducer elements to transmit an ultrasound signal. The ultrasound imaging system further includes receive circuitry () that receives echoes produced in response to an interaction between the ultrasound signal and a structure and received by the transducer elements. The ultrasound imaging system further includes a beamformer that processes the echoes and generates one or more scan lines indicative of the structure.

Two-dimensional ultrasound imaging transducer array with a non-rectangular active sensing region

An apparatus () comprises a probe () including a transducer array () with a plurality of elements (), a communications interface (), and an interconnect () configured to route electrical signals between the plurality of elements and the communications interface. The interconnect includes a flexible printed circuit with a first surface with a first metal layer (), a second opposing surface with a second metal layer (), a first end (), and a second opposing end (). The apparatus further includes traces () configured to readout signals from at least one of the first and second opposing ends.

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Joseph S Conklin