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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Wendy J Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
John William Sliwa, Jr, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sevig Ayter, Cupertino, CA (US);
Amin Hanafy, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a broadband transducer array for use in an acoustic imaging system having a plurality of transducer elements disposed on a preformed support. The support has a non-planar top surface on which are disposed a plurality of elevationally curved transducer elements. Kerfs separate each transducer element from one another. The depth of the kerf with reference to the non-planar top surface of the support may be uniform or non-uniform.
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