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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Eiji Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49005 (2015.01);
Abstract
A probe capable of reducing positional displacement of an acoustic lens from a capacitive transducer is provided. The probe includes a transducer having elements and extraction electrodes of the elements, flexible wiring boards having wiring electrically connected to the extraction electrodes, and an acoustic lens having stepped portions which is provided on the elements. The acoustic lens is butted against end portions of the flexible wiring boards at the stepped portions and fixed.