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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe of an embodiment includes a vibrator, an acoustic matching layer, and a back layer. The vibrator includes a plurality of vibrating elements arranged in a first direction. The acoustic matching layer is formed on a living body side of the vibrator. The back layer is formed on a back side of the vibrator opposite the living body side. The plurality of vibrating elements are formed by being divided by first grooves passing through the vibrator and the back layer. Second grooves passing through the vibrating elements and penetrating into the back layer are provided in each of the vibrating elements. A penetration depth of the second grooves in a second direction in the back layer is less than a width of the second grooves in the first direction in the vibrating elements.