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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2009
Applicant:
James Alastair Southern, Reading, GB;
Inventor:
James Alastair Southern, Reading, GB;
Assignee:
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0048 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound probe device including an array of transducers, at least one of which is movable relative to at least one of the other transducers. Each movable transducer may be movable relative to at least one of the other transducers along one axis of movement only, preferably parallel with an initial direction of travel of emitted ultrasound waves relative to the device.