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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2021
Samsung Medison Co., Ltd., Gangwon-do, KR;
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed in an ultrasonic probe for obtaining an ultrasonic image. The ultrasonic probe includes piezoelectric elements forming a plurality of rows arranged to form a pair along a lateral direction, a kerf formed between the piezoelectric elements along the lateral direction, a first circuit layer disposed below the piezoelectric elements, a second circuit layer disposed to be spaced apart from a lower side of the first circuit layer and including a plurality of wires extending along the rows, the second circuit layer being provided with a first region in selectively contact with the piezoelectric elements and a second region disposed at opposite ends of the first region and folded without being in contact with the piezoelectric elements, and a first connection part to electrically connect the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer, wherein the first region is, when the plurality of wires extending along one row of the pair of rows extends from the first region to the second region, provided such that the plurality of wires is distributed to the other adjacent row.