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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers, Veldhoven, NL;
Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Utrecht, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging device () is disclosed comprising an ultrasound transducer array () having a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements defining an ultrasound emitting surface of the ultrasound transducer array; and an acoustic window () on the ultrasound emitting surface, said acoustic window comprising: a first layer () of a hydrocarbon elastomer contacting the ultrasound emitting surface, said first layer further containing an antioxidant; and a second layer () of a further hydrocarbon elastomer on the first layer, said second layer having a greater Shore A hardness than the first layer. Also disclosed are an ultrasound imaging system () comprising such an imaging device, such as catheter (), and a method () of forming an acoustic window () on an ultrasound transducer array () for such a device ().