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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Ronald Dekker, Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/053 (2006.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0607 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); B06B 1/0292 (2013.01); G10K 11/004 (2013.01); H01L 41/053 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ultrasound transducer assembly (), in particular for intra vascular ultrasound systems. The assembly () comprises a transducer array () including a plurality of transducer elements () for transmitting and receiving ultrasound waves. Two support elements () are provided for supporting the transducer array () in a curved or polygonal shape. The support elements () are connected via a flexible connection layer () to the transducer array () for flexibly connecting the support elements () to the transducer array ().