Ultrasound transducer assembly
AssigneeCordance Medical Inc.
InventorsBhaskar S. Ramamurthy, Daniel E. Need, John D. Marshall, Jonathan B. Hofius, Mallika S. Keralapura
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Abstract
An ultrasound transducer assembly is connectable to an ultrasound system and comprises one or more ultrasound transducer elements supported by a cap. The ultrasound transducer elements are operable to direct ultrasound energy toward brain tissue of a subject and/or to receive echo ultrasound energy when the ultrasound transducer assembly is mounted on the head of the subject. Some embodiments include a fillable jacket coupled to the inner surface of the cap and in acoustic contact with the one or more transducer elements.
Claims20
An ultrasound transducer assembly connectable to an ultrasound system, the assembly comprising:
- a mechanical substructure having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface shaped to define a cavity therein;
- one or more ultrasound transducer elements supported by the mechanical substructure;
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- a fillable jacket coupled to the inner surface of the mechanical substructure and in acoustic contact with the one or more transducer elements, the fillable jacket lining the inside surface of the mechanical substructure and comprising:
- a deformable receptacle for holding a volume of an acoustic transmission fluid in a deformable chamber of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.