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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Nakayama, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); H01L 41/187 (2006.01); H01L 41/193 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/461 (2013.01); B06B 1/064 (2013.01); B06B 1/0607 (2013.01); B06B 2201/76 (2013.01); H01L 41/1876 (2013.01); H01L 41/193 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that achieve high transmission/reception sensitivity and wide frequency band are provided. The ultrasound probe includes a pMUT array in which a plurality of pMUTs are arranged. The pMUTs include first pMUTs for ultrasound transmission and pMUTs for ultrasound wave reception having a structure different from that of the first pMUTs. The cell region of each first pMUT and the cell region of each second pMUT are separated from each other in the ultrasound wave radiation plane.