EP4231920A4 - Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device - Google Patents

Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device

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Publication number
EP4231920A4
EP4231920A4 EP21962691.8A EP21962691A EP4231920A4 EP 4231920 A4 EP4231920 A4 EP 4231920A4 EP 21962691 A EP21962691 A EP 21962691A EP 4231920 A4 EP4231920 A4 EP 4231920A4
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Prior art keywords
ultrasound device
transducer chip
chip ultrasound
transducer
ultrasound
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Pending
Application number
EP21962691.8A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP4231920A1 (en
Inventor
Liang Wang
Yusuf Haque
Janusz Bryzek
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Exo Imaging Inc
Original Assignee
Exo Imaging Inc
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Publication date
Application filed by Exo Imaging Inc filed Critical Exo Imaging Inc
Publication of EP4231920A1 publication Critical patent/EP4231920A1/en
Publication of EP4231920A4 publication Critical patent/EP4231920A4/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4483—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/44—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device
    • A61B8/4483—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer
    • A61B8/4494—Constructional features of the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic diagnostic device characterised by features of the ultrasound transducer characterised by the arrangement of the transducer elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N7/02—Localised ultrasound hyperthermia
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/0207—Driving circuits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0622—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface
    • B06B1/0629—Square array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R19/00—Electrostatic transducers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N2007/0052—Ultrasound therapy using the same transducer for therapy and imaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B2201/00—Indexing scheme associated with B06B1/0207 for details covered by B06B1/0207 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • B06B2201/20—Application to multi-element transducer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B2201/00—Indexing scheme associated with B06B1/0207 for details covered by B06B1/0207 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • B06B2201/70—Specific application
    • B06B2201/76—Medical, dental

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
EP21962691.8A 2021-10-26 2021-10-26 Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device Pending EP4231920A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2021/056669 WO2023075756A1 (en) 2021-10-26 2021-10-26 Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device

Publications (2)

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EP4231920A1 EP4231920A1 (en) 2023-08-30
EP4231920A4 true EP4231920A4 (en) 2024-07-03

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EP21962691.8A Pending EP4231920A4 (en) 2021-10-26 2021-10-26 Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP4231920A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2024504163A (en)
KR (1) KR20230119723A (en)
CN (1) CN116671130A (en)
WO (1) WO2023075756A1 (en)

Citations (3)

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US20190290243A1 (en) * 2018-03-22 2019-09-26 Exo Imaging Inc. Integrated ultrasonic transducers
US10835209B2 (en) * 2016-12-04 2020-11-17 Exo Imaging Inc. Configurable ultrasonic imager
WO2021079160A1 (en) * 2019-10-25 2021-04-29 Sintef Tto As Ultrasonic transducers

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US20140184023A1 (en) * 2012-12-31 2014-07-03 Volcano Corporation Layout and Method of Singulating Miniature Ultrasonic Transducers

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10835209B2 (en) * 2016-12-04 2020-11-17 Exo Imaging Inc. Configurable ultrasonic imager
US20190290243A1 (en) * 2018-03-22 2019-09-26 Exo Imaging Inc. Integrated ultrasonic transducers
WO2021079160A1 (en) * 2019-10-25 2021-04-29 Sintef Tto As Ultrasonic transducers

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2023075756A1 *
YOUNGIL KIM: "2D capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer using novel tiling based on silicon frame", MEDICAL IMAGING 2013: ULTRASONIC IMAGING, TOMOGRAPHY, AND THERAPY, vol. 8675, 29 March 2013 (2013-03-29), pages 86750E1 - 86750E7, XP093165351, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/8675/86750E/2D-capacitive-micromachined-ultrasound-transducer-using-novel-tiling-based-on/10.1117/12.2006140.pdf> DOI: 10.1117/12.2006140 *

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EP4231920A1 (en) 2023-08-30
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KR20230119723A (en) 2023-08-16
JP2024504163A (en) 2024-01-30

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