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US 2017/0323626 A1Published application
Ultrasound transducer
AssigneeAreva Np
InventorsBernard SARTIRE, Jean-Francois SAILLANT
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Abstract
An ultrasound transducer is provided. The ultrasound transducer include at least one emitter made from a piezoelectric material, having first and second emitting surfaces opposite one another provided to emit first and second ultrasound beams. The transducer comprises at least first and second mirrors placed across from the first and second emitting surfaces, respectively, and configured so as to deflect back the first and second ultrasound beams by forming a reflected beam with a predetermined shape.
Claims19
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An ultrasound transducer comprising:
- at least one emitter made from a material configured to convert an electrical signal into an ultrasonic wave, the at least one emitter having first and second emitting surfaces opposite one another provided to emit first and second ultrasound beams;
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- at least first and second mirrors placed so as to be across from the first and second emitting surfaces, respectively, and configured in a manner such as to deflect back deflect back the first and second ultrasound beams by forming a reflected beam with a predetermined shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.