Improved ultrasound probe transducer assembly and production method
CA 2616477 C · Owner: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc. · Inventors: La Bree, Michael Robert; Johnson, Monica Page; Oakley, Clyde Gerald
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An improved ultrasound transducer assembly e.g. a thickness-mode transducer , assembly includes a plurality of elements comprising piezoelectric material and a backing material disposed adjacent to a back surface of the plurality of elements. The piezoelectric material and backing material define at least a portion of a side surface, wherein an electrically conductive material is disposed upon and in contact with at least a portion of the side surface. The elements may comprise one or a plurality of front electrodes and one or a , plurality of back electrodes wherein the front electrode(s) is electrically interconnected to the electrically conductive material disposed on the side …
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- Filed August 18, 2006 and granted April 2, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 18, 2026.
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