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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Katsunori Asafusa, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Fukada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Asafusa, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Fukada, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, which reduce parastic impedances which occurs in upper electrodes and lower electrodes, thereby reducing cross talk. The ultrasonic probe comprises a cMUT chip () having a plurality of transducer elements, an acoustic lens () on the ultrasonic wave irradiation side of the cMUT chip (), a backing layer () on the back of the cMUT chip (), and wires connected with the cMUT chip (). This cMUT chip () includes a plurality of upper electrodes () and a plurality of lower electrodes (), and these lower electrodes () are connected at two or more portions with wires.