Dual frequency ultrasound transducer including an ultrahigh frequency transducer stack and a low frequency ultrasound transducer stack

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10661309
APP PUB NO 20170282215A1
SERIAL NO

15476898

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A dual frequency ultrasound transducer includes a high frequency ultrasound array and a low frequency transducer positioned behind or proximal to the high frequency ultrasound array. In one embodiment, a dampening material is positioned between a rear surface of the high frequency array and the a front surface of the low frequency array. The dampening preferably is high absorbing of signals at the frequency of the high frequency array but passes signals at the frequency of the low frequency transducer with little attenuation. In additional, or alternatively, the low frequency can angled with respect to the plane of the high frequency transducer to reduce inter-stack multipath reflections. Beamforming delays compensate for the differences in physical distances between the elements of the low frequency transducer and the plane of the high frequency transducer.

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  • FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chaggares, Nicholas Christopher Whitby, CA 31 224
Hirson, Desmond Thornhill, CA 37 774
Pang, Guofeng Ajax, CA 23 85

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