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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Kyungil Cho, Seoul, KR;
Minseog Choi, Seoul, KR;
Youngil Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Keun Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01); B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); G01S 7/52079 (2013.01); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01); A61B 8/4405 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A probe includes a transducer array including a transducer element, the transducer element including cells connected in parallel to each other, and a current detector configured to apply a voltage to the cells of the transducer element, or to output an electrical signal based on currents output from the cells.