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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Wei Li, Bothell, WA (US);
Keith Williams, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/546 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); B06B 1/067 (2013.01); A61B 2562/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed herein for a thermally conductive layer for transducer face temperature reduction in an ultrasound transducer assembly. In one embodiment, the ultrasound transducer assembly comprises: a transducer layer configured to emit ultrasound energy; one or more matching layers overlaying the transducer layer; a thermally conductive layer overlaying the one or more matching layers; and a lens overlaying the thermally conductive layer.