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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Andreas Hadjicostis, McKinney, TX (US);
Andreas Hadjicostis, McKinney, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A medical device that includes an array of ultrasound elements and an integrated circuit, proximal to the ultrasound elements, having a thickness of less than 40 μm, and having an array of ultrasound element driving-and-receiving contacts, matching the array of ultrasound elements and collectively electrically connected to each of the ultrasound elements. The integrated circuit also having a set of input-output signal contacts, the set being collectively switchable into contact with any one of a set of predefined blocks of driving-and-receiving contacts, and a set of control contacts, wherein inputs received by the control contacts collectively command some aspect of chip operation. The medical device further includes a set a protective covering.