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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Debbie Rem-Bronneberg, Eindhoven, NL;
Wim Crooijmans, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Petrus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Sergei Shulepov, Eindhoven, NL;
Emil George Radulescu, Eindhoven, NL;
Denny Mathew, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed is an ultrasound array comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements () on a carrier (), said carrier further carrying an actuator arrangement (') of a material having an adjustable shape in response to an electromagnetic stimulus, e.g. an electro active polymer or optically responsive polymer, wherein the material is arranged to change the orientation of said ultrasound transducer elements in response to said stimulus. This facilitates configurable beam shaping and/or body contour matching with the ultrasound array. An ultrasound system () comprising such an ultrasound array is also disclosed.