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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takatsugu Wada, Ashigara-kami-gun, JP;
Atsushi Osawa, Ashigara-kami-gun, JP;
Katsuya Yamamoto, Ashigara-kami-gun, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasound probe comprises: a backing material; a plurality of inorganic piezoelectric elements arranged on a top surface of the backing material; a first acoustic matching layer separated into a plurality of pieces disposed on the plurality of inorganic piezoelectric elements; and a second acoustic matching layer separated into a plurality of pieces disposed on the first acoustic matching layer, wherein the second acoustic matching layer comprises an upper organic layer constituting a plurality of organic piezoelectric elements, and a lower organic layer for performing, together with the upper organic layer, acoustic matching for the plurality of inorganic piezoelectric elements.