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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuhiro Wakabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer module including: a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each being aligned in the same direction that is a longitudinal direction thereof; an electrode formed on a surface of each of the piezoelectric elements; a wiring member configured to be joined with the electrode and electrically connected with the electrode; and a dematching layer provided on a surface of each of the piezoelectric elements, the surface being opposite to another surface of the corresponding piezoelectric element on which the electrode and the wiring member are joined.