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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Harm Jan Willem Belt, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerardus Henricus Maria Gijsbers, Eindhoven, NL;
Kevin Grayson Wickline, Reedsville, PA (US);
Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An ultrasound device () is disclosed comprising a transducer arrangement () and an acoustically transmissive window () over said arrangement, said window comprising an elastomer layer () having conductive particles dispersed in the elastomer, the elastomer layer having a pressure-sensitive conductivity, the ultrasound device further comprising an electrode arrangement () coupled to said elastomer layer and adapted to measure said pressure-sensitive conductivity. An ultrasound system and arrangement including such an ultrasound device are also disclosed.