Wearable ultrasound apparatus

A wearable ultrasound apparatus positionable on a target site of a user's body and comprising:

• an ultrasound module configured for obtaining an ultrasound image of the target site, the ultrasound module comprising:
• an ultrasound transducer positioned on a resilient substrate, the ultrasound transducer comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor, each of the at least one piezoelectric sensor comprising a piezoelectric material sandwiched between two or more electrodes;
• a pair of conductive layers positioned for substantially sandwiching the at least one piezoelectric sensor therebetween;
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• an ultrasound transceiver in electrical communication with the at least one piezoelectric sensor;
• an electrophysiological (“EP”) module positioned on the resilient substrate and configured for detecting bioelectric signals of the target site;
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• a controller in electrical communication with each of the ultrasound module and EP module via the conductive layers, the controller configured for selectively causing the ultrasound module to obtain at least one ultrasound image of the target site upon detection of a bioelectric signal in the target site via the EP module.

A wearable ultrasound apparatus positionable on a target site of a user's body and comprising:

• an ultrasound module configured for obtaining an ultrasound image of the target site, the ultrasound module comprising:
• an ultrasound transducer positioned on a resilient substrate, the ultrasound transducer comprising at least one sensor;
• a conductive layer positioned in electrical communication with the at least one sensor;
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• an ultrasound transceiver in electrical communication with the at least one sensor;
• an electrophysiological (“EP”) module positioned on the resilient substrate and configured for detecting bioelectric signals of the target site, and a near-infrared spectroscopy (“NIRS”) module positioned on the resilient substrate and configured for monitoring oxygenation status and/or biochemical measurements of the target site;
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• a controller in electrical communication with each of the ultrasound module and the EP module and NIRS module via the conductive layers, the controller configured for selectively causing the ultrasound module to obtain an ultrasound image of the target site upon detection of at least one of a bioelectric signal, an oxygenation status and/or a biochemical measurement in the target site.