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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kiyokazu Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/40 (2006.01); B29K 507/04 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/56 (2006.01); B29K 509/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/546 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); B29C 43/003 (2013.01); B29C 43/56 (2013.01); B29C 2043/561 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2507/04 (2013.01); B29K 2509/04 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0013 (2013.01); B29L 2031/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe of the present invention has a piezoelectric element and a backing material disposed on one direction side with respect to the piezoelectric element, the backing material containing heat conductive particles. The backing material has a heat conductivity of 2.0 W/mk or more, and the content of the heat conductive particles is less than 30 vol % based on the total volume of the backing material.