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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Ryan Manning, Reedsville, PA (US);
Samuel Raymond Peters, Reedsville, PA (US);
Gerred Price, Reedsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/546 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for dissipating heat from an ultrasound transducer are disclosed. A passive thermal management system including thermally conductive materials is disclosed. The passive thermal management system may include thermally conductive layers in a flexible circuit coupled to the transducer stack. The flexible circuit may be coupled to a thermally conductive bolster plate. The bolster plate may be coupled to a handle heat spreader that may be coupled to the interior surface of an ultrasound probe housing.