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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yoshida, Kawagoe, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe includes: an ultrasound transducer including plural piezoelectric elements; an acoustic lens layer configured to radiate the ultrasound emitted from the plural piezoelectric elements to outside; a back layer that faces the acoustic lens layer with the ultrasound transducer interposed between the back layer and the acoustic lens layer; and a wiring member having at least a part that is arranged at a first position between the acoustic lens layer and the ultrasound transducer or at a second position that faces the ultrasound transducer with the back layer interposed between the second position and the ultrasound transducer. The wiring member includes: a resin layer having electrically insulating; and an electrically conducting layer that is provided on the resin layer and includes plural signal wirings.