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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Dylan Van Hoven, Oceanside, CA (US);
Jeffrey H. Brown, Valley Center, CA (US);
Michael Reiter, San Diego, CA (US);
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a transducer shaping chamber for shaping ultrasound transducers. The transducer shaping chamber includes a transducer coupon carrier having one or more slots. The one or more slots each are geometrically shaped to hold a transducer coupon having a plurality of ultrasonic transducers formed thereon. The transducer shaping chamber includes a first plate disposed over a first side of the transducer coupon carrier. The transducer shaping chamber includes a second plate disposed over a second side of the transducer coupon carrier. The second side is opposite the first side. The transducer shaping chamber is configured to move the first plate and the second plate toward each other so as to push against the transducer coupon carrier from the first and second sides, respectively, until the transducer coupon carrier has been sealed against the first plate and with the second plate.