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US 2022/0015744 A1Published application
Probe having a cooling chamber and method for manufacturing such a probe
AssigneeSupersonic Imagine
InventorsMatthieu VALENTIN, Etienne ROUSSEAU, Frédéric GIRAL
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Abstract
The invention relates to a probe (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) which has a sealed cooling chamber (140, 240, 340, 440, 540) arranged within a casing (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) of the probe. An interface unit (124, 224, 324, 424, 524) of the probe is at least partially arranged within the cooling chamber or in contact with the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber is at least partially filled with a heat transfer liquid (142, 242, 342, 442, 542).
Claims18
Probe, in particular for ultrasound, comprising:
- a casing defining an interior of the probe,
- one or more emitting and/or receiving elements for acoustic waves arranged at a first end of the probe,
- an interface unit connected to the emitting and/or receiving element, the interface unit being located within the interior of the casing, wherein the probe comprises:
- a sealed cooling chamber arranged within the interior of the casing, the interface unit being arranged at least partially in the cooling chamber or in contact with the cooling chamber, the cooling chamber being at least partially filled with a heat transfer liquid.
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Method of manufacturing a probe, in particular for ultrasound, wherein:
- a casing is provided to define an interior of the probe,
- one or more emitting and/or receiving elements for acoustic waves are provided and they are placed at a first end of the casing,
- an interface unit is provided and it is connected to the emitting and/or receiving element(s), the interface unit is placed within the interior of the casing,
- the casing is sealed closed to form a sealed cooling chamber arranged within the interior of the casing, the interface unit being at least partially arranged in the cooling chamber or in contact with the cooling chamber, and
- the cooling chamber is at least partially filled with a heat transfer liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.