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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Whitby, CA;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/253 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/30 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4272 (2013.01); B06B 1/067 (2013.01); G10K 11/30 (2013.01); H01L 41/253 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing high frequency ultrasound transducers configured for use with high frequency ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, methods of manufacturing an ultrasound transducer includes providing a concave lens having an average thickness in a center portion that that is substantially equal to an odd multiple of a ¼-wavelength of the center frequency of the ultrasound transducer.