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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Mori, Fuchu, JP;
Kiyokazu Morita, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/30 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic lens of an ultrasound probe includes: a concave lens portion and a convex lens portion that are joined to each other. A propagation speed of an ultrasonic wave in the convex lens portion is slower than a propagation speed of an ultrasonic wave in the concave lens portion. An acoustic impedance of a lens portion on a side of a subject of the concave lens portion and the convex lens portion is within a range of 1.3 to 1.8 MRayl. A material of the concave lens portion is a thermoplastic resin, and a material of the convex lens portion is a thermoplastic resin.