Ultrasonic probe
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorShinichi Hashimoto
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of transducers arranged in XY directions, a plurality of backing members stacked along the X or Y direction, in back of the transducers, and a plurality of heat conductive sheets sandwiched between the plurality of backing members and higher in heat conductivity than the backing members.
Claims17
An ultrasonic probe comprising:
- a plurality of transducers arranged in XY directions;
- a plurality of backing members stacked along the X or Y direction, in back of the transducers;
- and
- a plurality of heat conductive sheets sandwiched between the plurality of backing members and having a heat conductivity higher than the backing members.
An ultrasonic probe having a plurality of transducer modules stacked in a Y direction, wherein each of the transducer modules comprises:
- a board having a plurality of signal lines printed;
- a plurality of transducers provided on the board and arranged in one row along an X direction;
- at least one backing member provided in back of the transducers, on the board;
- and
- at least one heat conductive sheet provided on the backing member and having a heat conductivity higher than the backing member.
An ultrasonic probe having a plurality of transducer modules stacked in a Y direction, wherein each of the transducer modules comprises:
- a board;
- a plurality of signal lines provided on a surface of the board;
- a ground sheet provided on a backside of the board;
- a plurality of transducers provided through the signal lines on a surface of the board and arranged in one row along an X direction;
- and
- at least one backing member provided in back of the transducers, on the surface of the board;
- wherein the ground sheet is higher in heat conductivity than the backing member, the grounding sheet having a side surface exposed from the backing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.