Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238262 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - An ultrasonic probe includes piezoelectric elements each including grooves parallel to each other and arrayed in a direction substantially parallel to the grooves, and a mixed member which is to fill the grooves and obtained by mixing in a nonconductive resin member a nonconductive granular substance with a coefficient of thermal expansion of not more than substantially 10 | 10-02-2008 |
20090088643 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER - A ultrasonic probe has a plurality of piezoelectric transducers arranged in the array direction. Each piezoelectric transducer has a piezoelectric element which vibrates in the thickness direction. A signal electrode is formed on the lower surface of the piezoelectric element. An earth electrode is formed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric element. Inside the piezoelectric element, a plurality of non-piezoelectric elements are arranged along the lens direction. Each non-piezoelectric element does not come in contact with the signal electrode and the earth electrode. | 04-02-2009 |
20090134746 | ULTRASONIC PROBE, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND ULTRASONIC PROBE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed two-dimensionally. A plurality of electrodes are respectively formed on the plurality of piezoelectric elements. A plurality of non-conductive members have columnar shape and are arranged on the plurality of electrodes. A plurality of internal metal layers are respectively provided for the plurality of non-conductive members. The internal metal layers reach from arrangement surfaces of the non-conductive members to other surfaces of the non-conductive members. The arrangement surfaces are opposite to the other surfaces. | 05-28-2009 |
20110060209 | INTRACORPOREAL MONITORING APPARATUS HAVING FLECTION - In one embodiment, an intracorporeal monitoring apparatus having a flection includes: a tip unit that receives an ultrasonic signal or light from inside a subject and converts the ultrasonic signal or light into an electric signal; a guiding unit that transmits the electric signal obtained by the tip unit; and a flection that is provided between the guiding unit and the tip unit, transmits the electric signal obtained by the tip unit to the guiding unit, and can be bent, the flection has a conductor that is curved and extensible, one or a plurality of layers of conductive tubes coating the conductor, and a layer of an insulating tube coating the conductive tubes. | 03-10-2011 |
20110181149 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER, ULTRASOUND PROBE, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS - In the ultrasound transducer of the present embodiment, front surface electrodes and rear surface electrodes are provided for a plurality of ultrasound vibrators. A circuit board is disposed on the rear surface side of the ultrasound vibrators, and connected to the rear surface electrodes. An electronic circuit is connected to the surface opposite to that of the rear surface electrodes side on the circuit board, and has signal paths to each ultrasound vibrator through the circuit board. A backing material is disposed on the rear surface side of the ultrasound vibrators, and is provided so as to sandwich between it and the ultrasound vibrators the circuit board and the electronic circuit. | 07-28-2011 |
20110295124 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards, and a plurality of connection portions. The plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed. The first electrode is provided on the emitting surface side of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of second electrodes are respectively provided on the rear surface sides of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards respectively include a plurality of terminals. The plurality of connection portions electrically connect the second electrodes to the terminals. At least one of the flexible printed circuit boards extends longer than the flexible printed circuit board serving as an upper layer. | 12-01-2011 |
20110319764 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiments transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject, generates an ultrasound image based on the signals received from the subject, and comprises sub arrays, a main array, an aperture diameter setting part, and a delay pattern setting part. The sub arrays consist of a plurality of ultrasound transducers that are two-dimensionally disposed, and have a fixed delay pattern during a single receiving period. The main array consists of sub arrays. The aperture diameter setting part sets the aperture diameter of the main array. The delay pattern setting part changes the delay pattern for each of the sub arrays depending on the aperture diameter. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004554 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - The ultrasound probe according to the present embodiment comprises ultrasound oscillators configured to transmit and receive ultrasound waves, an intermediate layer configured to have greater acoustic impedance than the ultrasound oscillators, a backing material configured to support the ultrasound oscillators, and a buffer layer. The ultrasound oscillators, the intermediate layer and the backing material are disposed in that order of the ultrasound oscillator, the intermediate layer and the backing material. The buffer layer, which has smaller acoustic impedance than the intermediate layer and the backing material, is disposed between the intermediate layer and the backing material. | 01-05-2012 |
20130167342 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards, and a plurality of connection portions. The plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed. The first electrode is provided on the emitting surface side of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of second electrodes are respectively provided on the rear surface sides of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards respectively include a plurality of terminals. The plurality of connection portions electrically connect the second electrodes to the terminals. At least one of the flexible printed circuit boards extends longer than the flexible printed circuit board serving as an upper layer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130188446 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe is provided that includes piezoelectric bodies, each of which is provided with electrodes on the front surface on the side from which ultrasound is emitted and a rear surface opposing the front surface. At least a part of the ultrasound probes is disposed in a curved manner. A flexible printed circuit board comprises a first part that is provided in parallel with the curved surface of the piezoelectric bodies in a circular direction on the rear surface side of the piezoelectric bodies, and a second part that extends from the first part near the end part of the arranged piezoelectric bodies and further extends to the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. Furthermore, the flexible printed circuit board is provided with a wiring pattern that conducts between at least one electrode of the piezoelectric body and the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. | 07-25-2013 |
20130229893 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - An ultrasound probe is provided that may improves specific desensitization of the frequency observed in the frequency characteristics and/or directional characteristics. The ultrasound probe related to this embodiment comprises an ultrasound transducer | 09-05-2013 |
20130241355 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND PROBE - A backing material is provided on the back face side of a piezoelectric transducer, with a first width substantially equal to the piezoelectric transducer widthwise and perpendicular to the radiation direction. A front face of a layer located on the front face side with regard to a wiring pattern has a width substantially equal to the first width. Moreover, the back face of this layer has a second width shorter than the first width. A space is provided between this layer and the backing material due to the difference between the first width and the second width of this layer, and a covering member covering the wiring pattern covers the wiring pattern extending at least from the folded section of the flexible substrate into the space. | 09-19-2013 |
20130303917 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe and an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus are provided that are capable of reducing the frequency with which false images are generated in an ultrasound diagnostic image. An ultrasound probe of an embodiment comprises a transducer element unit in which multiple groups of transducer elements are arranged, and a selection means. Each of the multiple groups of transducer elements has a first to n | 11-14-2013 |
20140316272 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is provided capable of preventing visibility of the ultrasound image from being impaired when piercing a puncture needle. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiments includes an image processor and a display controller. The image processor generates an ultrasound image based on echo signals received by the ultrasound probe. The display controller causes a display unit to display, along with the ultrasound image, a marker which indicates allowable change range for the orientation of the puncture needle defined by the guide mechanism for guiding the puncture needle to the puncture target part. | 10-23-2014 |
20150018677 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmitter/receiver, a signal processor, and an image generator. The transmitter/receiver transmits, at least once in each scanning line, a first ultrasound pulse and a second ultrasound pulse whose amplitude corresponds to amplitude of the first ultrasound pulse modulated at a given ratio and acquires a received-signal group consisting of multiple received signals. The signal processor acquires, on the basis of a coefficient that reduces the energy of a first composite signal that is obtained by combining, in accordance with the given ratio, multiple received signals contained in the first received signal group acquired by the transmitter/receiver, a second composite signal by combining multiple received signals contained in a second received signal group that is acquired by the transmitter/receiver and that is different from the first received signal group. The image generator generates an ultrasound image based on the second composite signal. | 01-15-2015 |