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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Marino Cerofolini, Subbiano, IT;
Inventor:
Marino Cerofolini, Subbiano, IT;
Assignee:
Esaote, S.p.A., Genova, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); H01L 41/053 (2006.01); H01L 41/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); A61B 8/14 (2013.01); H01L 41/053 (2013.01); B06B 1/06 (2013.01); H01L 41/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electroacoustic transducer assembly and probe for emitting and receiving acoustic radiation beams. The transducer assembly comprising an array of electroacoustic transducers composed of a plurality of individual transducer elements each one being composed of an electroacoustic element. A means for defocusing a radiation pulse emitted from the transducer element is associated with each transducer element. The defocusing means is constructed and arranged to cause the radiation pulse to generate a substantially cylindrical or spherical acoustic field.