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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Warren Lee, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Naveenan Thiagarajan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Caitlin Strobel, New Castle, PA (US);
GE Precision Healthcare, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging device or an ultrasound imaging probe includes an imaging device including at least one heat generating component and at least one thermal energy storage insert spaced from and disposed in thermal contact with the imaging device, the at least one thermal energy storage insert containing a phase change material (PCM) therein. The thermal energy storage insert is manufactured to closely confirm to a shape of a space defined within the interior of the probe. A method of forming the ultrasound imaging probe includes the steps of manufacturing a thermal energy storage insert from a thermally conductive material, filling the thermal energy storage insert with a phase change material (PCM) and positioning the thermal energy storage insert within an interior of the probe.