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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Sheng Xu, La Jolla, CA (US);
Chonghe Wang, La Jolla, CA (US);
Zhuorui Zhang, La Jolla, CA (US);
Baiyan Qi, La Jolla, CA (US);
Muyang Lin, La Jolla, CA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for monitoring a patient using an ultrasonic probe includes attaching a conformable two-dimensional piezoelectric transducer array having a plurality of phased array piezoelectric transducer elements on an epidermal surface of a patient so that the conformable two-dimensional piezoelectric transducer array conforms to a shape of the epidermal surface. The conformable two-dimensional piezoelectric transducer array is attachable to the epidermal surface by van der Waals forces alone. The plurality of phased array piezoelectric transducer elements is operated as a phased array to transmit a focused ultrasonic beam to a specified location in the patient to be monitored. Ultrasound waves are received from the patient using the array. An indication of the received ultrasound waves is displayed.