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US 12,707,895 B2Granted
Methods and systems for a modified backing
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsWarren Lee, Caitlin Theresa Strobel, Jaroslaw Kurzac, James J. Van Bogart, Yanju Wang, Kwok Pong Chan, Chi Tat Chiu, Timothy J Fiorillo, Jimmie A Beacham
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a probe for a medical device. In one example, the probe includes an additively manufactured backing having a porous matrix and one or more thermal management structures. The porous matrix may attenuate acoustic energy and the one or more thermal management structures may enable a transfer of heat from a front of the probe to a rear of the probe.
Claims10
An ultrasound probe, comprising:
- an additively manufactured ultrasound probe backing having a porous matrix, the porous matrix at least partially filled with at least one filler, and one or more thermal management structures, wherein the additively manufactured ultrasound probe backing attenuates acoustic energy and enables a transfer of heat from a front of the probe to a rear of the ultrasound probe, wherein the one or more thermal management structures includes at least one support structure continuous and contiguous with the porous matrix, and wherein the at least one support structure and the porous matrix form a single integrated unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.