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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Igal Ladabaum, San Carlos, CA (US);
Samuel H. Maslak, Woodside, CA (US);
Inventors:
Igal Ladabaum, San Carlos, CA (US);
Samuel H. Maslak, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a microfabricated ultrasonic transducer with curvature. The curvature is made possible by thinning the substrate such that it is flexible enough to be mounted on an assembly with the desired curvature. In one aspect of the invention, the substrate can contain electronic circuits. In another aspect, the assembly mounting can incorporate curved damping materials that serve to remove undesirable substrate modes.