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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Oleg Ivanytskyy, Toronto, CA;
Guofeng Pang, Ajax, CA;
Alexander Burhoe, Nova Scotia, CA;
Marius Moszczynski, Toronto, CA;
Nicholas Christopher Chaggares, Whitby, CA;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 11/00 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01); G01H 11/08 (2006.01); G01H 3/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); H04R 1/44 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 11/08 (2013.01); B06B 1/0688 (2013.01); G01H 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 1/44 (2013.01); H04R 17/005 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydrophone used for measuring acoustic energy from a high frequency ultrasound transducer, or a method of manufacturing the membrane hydrophone. The membrane assembly is supported by the frame and comprises a piezoelectric. The hydrophone also includes an electrode pattern formed within the piezoelectric to define an active area. In addition, the hydrophone includes a built in-situ coaxial layer connected to the active area.