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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Reinhold Bruestle, Zipf, AT;
Jean-Francois Gelly, Sophia-Antipolis, FR;
Bruno Hans Haider, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transducer array for an ultrasound probe is provided. The transducer array includes a plurality of transducer elements. Each of the transducer elements have an acoustic stack configured to generate ultrasound signals. The transducer array includes a front layer having a base and a transmission surface. The front layer is mounted to the acoustic stacks of the plurality or transducer elements. The transmission surface includes a linear incline. The transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals.