Impedance matching transducers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6390985
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09358496

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The present invention provides exemplary transducer elements, transducer packages and methods of making same. One exemplary transducer element (10) has first and second transducer surfaces (14, 20) and a plurality of tapered pillars (16) that comprise piezoelectric material and extend between the first and second transducer surfaces. At least one of the pillars has a first cross-sectional area at the first transducer surface that is larger than a second cross-sectional area at the second transducer surface. Hence, the transducer has a lower acoustic impedance at the second surface than at the first surface.

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  • BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED;SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mamayek, Don S Mountain View, CA 8 37

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