Ultrasound transducer
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorAtsushi OSAWA
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Abstract
Provided is an ultrasound transducer 1 in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements (3) are arranged on a backing material along an arrangement direction, the ultrasound transducer (1) including a plurality of acoustic matching layers (4, 5, 6, 7) laminated on each piezoelectric element (3), in which at least one acoustic matching layer (4) among the plurality of acoustic matching layers (4, 5, 6, 7) consists of at least one acoustic matching piece (4A, 4B) having a width narrower than a width of the piezoelectric element (3) in the arrangement direction.
Claims18
An ultrasound transducer in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements are arranged on a backing material along an arrangement direction, the ultrasound transducer comprising:
- a plurality of acoustic matching layers laminated on each piezoelectric element,
- wherein at least one acoustic matching layer among the plurality of acoustic matching layers consists of at least one acoustic matching piece having a width narrower than a width of the piezoelectric element in the arrangement direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.