Systems and methods for connection to a transducer in ultrasound probes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsReinhold Bruestle, Wolfgang Dieter Knoll, Christian Heinrich, Christian Holl
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Abstract
Methods and systems for connection to a transducer in ultrasound probes are provided. One connection arrangement includes a connector having a transducer connection portion configured to couple to a transducer of an ultrasound probe and a scan head connection portion configured to extend from a scan head of the ultrasound probe containing the transducer. The transducer connection portion and the scan head connection portion being a single element.
Claims20
A connector for an ultrasound probe, the connector comprising:
- a transducer connection portion configured to couple to a transducer of an ultrasound probe;
- and
- a scan head connection portion configured to extend from a scan head of the ultrasound probe containing the transducer, wherein the transducer connection portion and the scan head connection portion being a single element.
An ultrasound probe comprising:
- a housing;
- a scan head within the housing, the scan head including a transducer array;
- an axle coupled to the scan head allowing rotation of the scan head;
- at least one processing or control board;
- and
- a connection member interconnecting the transducer array and the processing or control board, the connection member being a single element.
A method for providing a connection member for an ultrasound probe, the method comprising:
- forming a transducer flex portion and a scan head flex portion as a single connection member;
- and
- bending the connection member to extend around components within a scan head of an ultrasound probe and extend from the scan head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.