Ultrasound transducer for imaging systems
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsReinhold Bruestle, Jean-Francois Gelly, Bruno Hans Haider
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Abstract
A transducer array for an ultrasound probe is provided. The transducer array includes a plurality of transducer elements. Each of the transducer elements have an acoustic stack configured to generate ultrasound signals. The transducer array includes a front layer having a base and a transmission surface. The front layer is mounted to the acoustic stacks of the plurality or transducer elements. The transmission surface includes a linear incline. The transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals.
Claims20
A transducer array for an ultrasound probe comprising:
- a plurality of transducer elements, each transducer element having an acoustic stack configured to generate ultrasound signals;
- and
- a front layer having a base and a transmission surface, wherein the front layer is mounted to the acoustic stacks of the plurality of transducer elements, the transmission surface includes a linear incline, wherein the transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals.
An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- an ultrasound probe including a housing;
- and
- a transducer array formed by a plurality of transducer elements, each transducer element having an acoustic stack configured to generate ultrasound signals, wherein the transducer array includes a front layer enclosed within the housing, wherein the front layer is mounted to the acoustic stacks, the front layer includes a base and a transmission surface, the transmission surface includes a linear incline, wherein the transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals.
A method for manufacturing a front layer for an ultrasound transducer array, the method comprising:
- providing a front layer, wherein the front layer includes a base and a transmission surface, the transmission surface includes a linear incline;
- mounting the front layer to a plurality of acoustic stacks, wherein the acoustic stacks are configured to generate ultrasound signals, the transmission surface is configured to emit the ultrasound signals;
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- enclosing the front layer and the acoustic stack within a housing of an ultrasound probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.