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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Oleg Prus, Haifa, IL;
Inventor:
Oleg Prus, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Insightec Ltd, Tirat Carmel, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer comprises a multiplicity of piezoelectric transducer elements attached to a backing layer and forming a two-dimensional array, the transducer elements each comprising one or more piezoelectric members that collectively form an energy transmitting surface of the respective transducer element, the energy transmitting surface having a geometric center, wherein the respective transducer element geometric centers are in an irregular formation.