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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Takashi Takeuchi, Otawara, JP;
Takashi Ogawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Koichi Shibamoto, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an ultrasound probe including first and second acoustic matching layers between an acoustic lens and a piezoelectric oscillator, an electrode is arranged on a surface of a laminate element made of the first and second acoustic matching layers, the laminate element is interposed between the acoustic lens and the piezoelectric oscillator, and the piezoelectric oscillator and the electrode are electrically connected.