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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Edward Paul Harhen, Duxbury, MA (US);
Mitchell Thompson, Exton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Edward Paul Harhen, Duxbury, MA (US);
Mitchell Thompson, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Imacor Inc., Garden City, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/09 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer that includes a backing layer, an insulating layer disposed on top of the backing layer, and a plurality of conductive traces disposed on top of the insulating layer are disclosed. Each of the conductive traces has an upper face. A plurality of transducer elements, each having (a) a core of piezoelectric material and (b) a conductive coating disposed beneath the core, are bonded directly to the upper face of a respective one of the plurality of conductive traces. Methods for fabricating ultrasound transducers are also disclosed.