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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung, E.v., Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4236 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4411 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); G01R 33/4814 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 8/4263 (2013.01); G01S 7/52079 (2013.01); G01S 15/894 (2013.01); G01S 15/8915 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an ultrasonic measuring device including an ultrasonic array configured to detect ultrasonic signals, and a housing. The housing includes an acoustic window portion and a housing wall. The ultrasonic array is arranged in the housing in acoustic contact with the acoustic window portion. The acoustic window portion is configured to adhere to a surface of the object to be examined. The invention further relates to an examination apparatus, which includes at least one such ultrasonic measuring device, and to a method for ultrasonic signal detection, in particular for ultrasound-based imaging.