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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;

Cornelius Antonius Nicolaas Maria Van Der Vleuten, Eindhoven, NL;

Antonius Johannes Josephus Rademakers, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/46 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); B06B 1/0629 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2090/364 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02); G01S 2015/465 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to ultrasound imaging method and apparatus suitable for minimally invasive ultrasound diagnostic devices in cardiac ablation monitoring and in tumor ablation monitoring. The present invention proposes to manufacture a transducers assembly and system on a patterned flexible foil by embedding transducers patches in apertures on the foil surface. This provides great control of the acoustic properties of the transducer.


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