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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Steven Michael Tavoletti, Reading, MA (US);

John Bench Caswell, Manchester, NH (US);

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/546 (2013.01); A61B 8/4455 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01); B06B 1/0292 (2013.01); B06B 1/0629 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasound imaging probe includes an ultrasound transducer assembly configured to obtain imaging data associated with a body of a patient; a chassis () fixedly secured to the ultrasound transducer assembly; a plurality of heat spreader members () positioned around the chassis and configured to provide a thermal path for heat generated by the ultrasound transducer assembly while obtaining the imaging data, wherein the plurality of heat spreader members is movably coupled to the chassis; and a housing () positioned around the plurality of heat spreader members, wherein the plurality of heat spreader members is configured to move relative to the chassis when the housing is positioned around the plurality of heat spreader members.


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