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US 2025/0331818 A1Published application
Ultrasonic probe
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsKotaro Takeda, Rajeev Mandwal, Atsushi Tsujimoto
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Abstract
An ultrasonic probe including an ultrasonic transducer, a metallic inner housing thermally connected to the ultrasonic transducer, and a probe case surrounding the inner housing. The bond lines of the probe case and the bond lines of the inner housing are offset in height from each another.
Claims20
An ultrasonic probe, comprising:
- an ultrasonic transducer provided at a front end of the ultrasonic probe;
- a probe case;
- an inner housing provided inside the probe case;
- and
- an electronic circuit connected to the ultrasonic transducer and provided inside the inner housing;
- wherein:
- the probe case includes an upper surface and a bottom surface facing each other, and a first side surface connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface;
- the upper surface and the bottom surface of the probe case both have a width greater than a height of the first side surface of the probe case;
- the probe case has at least an upper surface side portion and a bottom surface side portion;
- the upper surface side portion of the probe case includes the upper surface of the probe case;
- the bottom surface side portion of the probe case includes the bottom surface of the probe case;
- the upper surface side portion and the bottom surface side portion of the probe case are joined together at a first bond line to form the first side surface of the probe case;
- the first bond line of the probe case is provided on the first side surface and extends between the front end of the ultrasonic probe and the back end of the ultrasonic probe;
- the inner housing includes an upper surface and a bottom surface that face each other, and a first side surface connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface;
- the upper surface and bottom surface of the inner housing both have a width greater than the height of the first side surface of the inner housing;
- the inner housing has at least an upper surface side portion and a bottom surface side portion;
- the upper surface side portion of the inner housing includes the upper surface of the inner housing;
- the bottom surface side portion of the inner housing includes the bottom surface of the inner housing;
- the upper surface side portion and the bottom surface side portion of the inner housing are joined together at a first bond line to form the first side surface of the inner housing;
- the first bond line of the inner housing is provided on the first side surface and extends between the front end and the back end of the ultrasonic probe;
- and
- the first bond line of the probe case and the first bond line of the inner housing are offset from each other in a height direction.
19 more elements
An ultrasound diagnostic device, comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe comprising:
- an ultrasonic transducer provided at a front end of the ultrasonic probe;
- a probe case;
- an inner housing provided inside the probe case;
- and
- an electronic circuit connected to the ultrasonic transducer and provided inside the inner housing;
- wherein:
- the probe case includes an upper surface and a bottom surface facing each other, and a first side surface connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface;
- the upper surface and the bottom surface of the probe case both have a width greater than a height of the first side surface of the probe case;
- the probe case has at least an upper surface side portion and a bottom surface side portion;
- the upper surface side portion of the probe case includes the upper surface of the probe case;
- the bottom surface side portion of the probe case includes the bottom surface of the probe case;
- the upper surface side portion and the bottom surface side portion of the probe case are joined together at a first bond line to form the first side surface of the probe case;
- the first bond line of the probe case is provided on the first side surface and extends between the front end of the ultrasonic probe and the back end of the ultrasonic probe;
- the inner housing includes an upper surface and a bottom surface that face each other, and a first side surface connected to the upper surface and the bottom surface;
- the upper surface and bottom surface of the inner housing both have a width greater than the height of the first side surface of the inner housing;
- the inner housing has at least an upper surface side portion and a bottom surface side portion;
- the upper surface side portion of the inner housing includes the upper surface of the inner housing;
- the bottom surface side portion of the inner housing includes the bottom surface of the inner housing;
- the upper surface side portion and the bottom surface side portion of the inner housing are joined together at a first bond line to form the first side surface of the inner housing;
- the first bond line of the inner housing is provided on the first side surface and extends between the front end and the back end of the ultrasonic probe;
- and
- the first bond line of the probe case and the first bond line of the inner housing are offset from each other in a height direction.
20 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.