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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2001
Umit Tarakci, Hayward, CA (US);
Mir A. Imran, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Glen Mclaughlin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Xufeng Xi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Umit Tarakci, Hayward, CA (US);
Mir A. Imran, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Glen McLaughlin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Xufeng Xi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zonare Medical Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging device having a cableless coupling for coupling a two-dimensional array of ultrasound transducers to a signal generating and receiving unit such as a motherboard. The coupling includes an acoustically attenuating and electrically conductive structure, which can include posts that are electrically conductive or electrically insulative having a conductor embedded or mounted on the outer surface. There can also be a high density connector allowing coupling and de-coupling the two dimensional array to and from the motherboard.