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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon Bourne, Milton Keynes, GB;
Donald James Highgate, Surrey, GB;
Wayne Woodhead, Essex, GB;
Marcus Newborough, Bedfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/904 ; A61B 8/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/904 ; A61B 8/14 ;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe includes a cross-linked hydrophilic material as an integral couplant, wherein the hydrophilic material is capable of transmitting a frequency in the range of 5 to 20 MHz, and wherein the attenuation of the transmission is less than 1.5 dB.mm at 5 MHz. For example, the invention provides a wheel-type probe, where the hydrophilic material forms the tire.