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US 10,026,392 B2Granted
Acoustic lens, method for producing the same, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic imaging device
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorKiyokazu Morita
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Abstract
An acoustic lens for an ultrasonic probe includes a vulcanization-molded article of a rubber composition including a first silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 100 or less, and a second silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 150 or more and 300 or less.
Claims9
An acoustic lens for an ultrasonic probe, comprising
- a vulcanization-molded article of a rubber composition including a first silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 100 or less, and a second silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 150 or more and 300 or less.
A method for producing an acoustic lens for an ultrasonic probe, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a rubber composition by kneading a first silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 100 or less and a second silicone rubber composition having a plasticity number of 150 or more and 300 or less;
- and
- subjecting the rubber composition to vulcanization molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.