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US 2017/0153207 A1Published application
Ultrasonic scanner with a magnetic coupling between a motor and a mirror
AssigneeEye-Life AS
InventorDr. Trygve Burchardt
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Abstract
An illustrative device for creating images via ultrasonic pulses comprises an electronics chamber and a probe head. The electronics chamber comprises a motor with an output shaft. The probe head is attached to the electronics chamber. The probe head includes a liquid-filled chamber that comprises an ultrasonic transducer configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic pulses and a mirror configured to reflect the ultrasonic pulses. The mirror is configured to rotate. The output shaft of the motor and the mirror are rotationally coupled.
Claims20
A device for creating images via ultrasonic pulses, the device comprising:
- an electronics chamber comprising a motor with an output shaft;
- and
- a probe head attached to the electronics chamber, wherein the probe head includes a liquid-filled chamber that comprises:
- an ultrasonic transducer configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic pulses;
- and
- a mirror configured to reflect the ultrasonic pulses, wherein the mirror is configured to rotate;
- wherein the output shaft of the motor and the mirror are rotationally coupled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.