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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Koetsu Saito, Osaka, JP;
Hisashi Minemoto, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an ultrasound probe including: a piezoelectric body that transmits and receives ultrasound; a backing that is disposed behind the piezoelectric body; and a reflector that is disposed between the piezoelectric body and the backing and that has an acoustic impedance greater than an acoustic impedance of the piezoelectric body; wherein, a thickness of the reflector is within the range of more than 0 to less than 0.05λ, where λ is a wavelength of the ultrasound.