EP4231920A4 - Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device - Google Patents
Multi-transducer chip ultrasound deviceInfo
- 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
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- ultrasound device
- transducer chip
- chip ultrasound
- transducer
- ultrasound
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
- 238000002604 ultrasonography Methods 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US2021/056669 WO2023075756A1 (en) | 2021-10-26 | 2021-10-26 | Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP4231920A1 EP4231920A1 (en) | 2023-08-30 |
EP4231920A4 true EP4231920A4 (en) | 2024-07-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP21962691.8A Pending EP4231920A4 (en) | 2021-10-26 | 2021-10-26 | Multi-transducer chip ultrasound device |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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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)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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 |
Family Cites Families (5)
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CA2628100C (en) * | 2005-11-02 | 2016-08-23 | Visualsonics Inc. | High frequency array ultrasound system |
WO2008137030A1 (en) * | 2007-05-01 | 2008-11-13 | The Regents Of The University Of California | A flexible conformal ultrasonic imaging transducer and system |
US20100187301A1 (en) * | 2009-01-23 | 2010-07-29 | Liu Kuo-Shen | Multimedia name card management system |
GB2473265A (en) * | 2009-09-07 | 2011-03-09 | Sonovia Ltd | Flexible PCB mounting for ultrasonic transducers |
US20140184023A1 (en) * | 2012-12-31 | 2014-07-03 | Volcano Corporation | Layout and Method of Singulating Miniature Ultrasonic Transducers |
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2021
- 2021-10-26 WO PCT/US2021/056669 patent/WO2023075756A1/en active Application Filing
- 2021-10-26 CN CN202180083270.1A patent/CN116671130A/en active Pending
- 2021-10-26 JP JP2023544487A patent/JP2024504163A/en active Pending
- 2021-10-26 EP EP21962691.8A patent/EP4231920A4/en active Pending
- 2021-10-26 KR KR1020237024804A patent/KR20230119723A/en unknown
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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)
Title |
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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 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CN116671130A (en) | 2023-08-29 |
EP4231920A1 (en) | 2023-08-30 |
WO2023075756A1 (en) | 2023-05-04 |
KR20230119723A (en) | 2023-08-16 |
JP2024504163A (en) | 2024-01-30 |
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