ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT

ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT

A transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy in a desired direction towards a zone adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, the assembly comprising:a) a transducer layer (301);b) a backing layer (2) disposed behind said transducer layer (301) with respect...

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Hauptverfasser: Bertocci, Francesco, De Luca, Ramona, Bassani, Michele
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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ACOUSTICS
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING,NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICS
SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy in a desired direction towards a zone adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, the assembly comprising:a) a transducer layer (301);b) a backing layer (2) disposed behind said transducer layer (301) with respect to the desired direction;c) a back-matching layer (5) disposed between the transducer layer (301) and the backing layer (2) to reflect towards said transducer layer part of the ultrasonic energy directed from the transducer layer (301) to the backing layer (2);d) a heat transfer layer disposed between the back-matching layer (301) and the backing layer (2) to drain heat from the transducer assembly.A process for manufacturing a transducer assembly is also disclosed.