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US 9,539,667 B2Granted
Systems and methods for connection to a transducer in ultrasound probes
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsReinhold Bruestle, Thomas Rittenschober, Manuel Schoenauer
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Abstract
Methods and systems for connection to a transducer in ultrasound probes are provided. One system includes transducer having a base configured to support thereon an ultrasound transducer array and a plurality of electrical interconnects integrated with the base. The electrical interconnects are configured to connect to the ultrasound transducer array and extend along at least a portion of the base from the ultrasound transducer array.
Claims14
A transducer support for an ultrasound probe, the transducer support comprising:
- a base configured to support thereon an ultrasound transducer array;
- and
- a plurality of electrical interconnects integrated with the base and configured to connect to the ultrasound transducer array, the plurality of electrical interconnects extending along at least a portion of the base from the ultrasound transducer array.
An ultrasound probe comprising:
- a housing;
- a scan head within the housing, the scan head including a transducer array supported on a molded interconnect device (MID), wherein the MID includes integrated electrical interconnects electrically connected to the transducer array;
- and
- at least one processing or control board within the housing, the processing or control board electrically connected to the transducer array via the electrical interconnects of the MID.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.