JP6670292B2 - 超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ、超音波プローブ及び超音波イメージングシステム - Google Patents
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- 可撓性ポリマーアセンブリによって空間的に分離され且つ電気的に相互接続された複数の基板アイランドを含む超音波センサ装置であって、前記可撓性ポリマーアセンブリが、電気的な前記相互接続を提供する導電性トラックを含み、前記複数の基板アイランドが、複数の超音波トランスデューサセルを含む第1の基板アイランドと、前記超音波センサ装置を可撓性管状本体に接続するための外部コンタクトのアレイを含む第2の基板アイランドとを含む、折ることが可能な超音波トランスデューサ装置と、
第1の表面を含む第1の平坦部と、第1部分に対向し、第2の表面を有する第2の平坦部と、前記第1の表面と前記第2の表面との間に延びる第3の表面を有する第3の平坦部と、を有する剛性支持構造体と、
を含む、超音波トランスデューサアセンブリであって、
前記折ることが可能な超音波トランスデューサ装置は、前記第1の基板アイランドが前記第1の表面に取り付けられ、前記第2の基板アイランドが前記第2の表面に取り付けられるように、前記剛性支持構造体上に折られる、
超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。 - 前記超音波トランスデューサ装置は、能動部品及び/又は受動部品を受け入れるための複数の外部コンタクトを含む少なくとも1つの更なる基板アイランドを更に含み、前記少なくとも1つの更なる基板アイランドは、前記第3の平坦部に実装されている、請求項1に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 前記少なくとも1つの更なる基板アイランド上に実装された能動部品及び/又は受動部品を更に含む、請求項2に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 前記第1の基板アイランド、前記第2の基板アイランド及び前記少なくとも1つの更なる基板アイランドの少なくとも1つが、減結合コンデンサを画定する複数のトレンチを含み、各トレンチは、電気絶縁材料によって基板材料から分離された導電性材料によって充填されている、請求項2に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 複数の前記減結合コンデンサを含み、各減結合コンデンサは異なる基板アイランド上に配置されている、請求項4に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 前記剛性支持構造体は金属支持構造体である、請求項1に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 前記第1の基板アイランドは、前記第1の表面から裏当て部材によって分離される、請求項1乃至6の何れか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 前記可撓性ポリマーアセンブリの少なくとも一部は、前記裏当て部材の外面に沿って延在する、請求項7に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリ。
- 請求項1乃至8の何れか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリを含む、超音波プローブ。
- 請求項1乃至7の何れか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリを含む、超音波プローブであって、前記第1の基板アイランドから前記第2の基板アイランドまでの全長が10mm未満又は8mm未満である、超音波プローブ。
- 請求項1乃至8の何れか一項に記載の超音波トランスデューサアセンブリと同軸ワイヤアセンブリとを含む超音波プローブであって、
前記同軸ワイヤアセンブリは、
それぞれが電気絶縁スリーブによって被覆された導電性コアを有する複数の同軸ワイヤと、
第1の主表面と、第2の主表面と、それぞれが第1の主表面から第2の主表面まで延びる複数のスルーホールであって、前記スルーホールのそれぞれが電気伝導性部材で被覆されている、複数のスルーホールと、を有する電気絶縁本体と、を含み、
各同軸ワイヤが、前記第1の主表面から前記スルーホールの1つに取り付けられている、露出した末端コア部を含み、各スルーホールは前記第2の主表面上の半田バンプによって密封されており、
前記第2の基板アイランドの前記外部コンタクトのそれぞれが、前記半田バンプの1つに導電的に結合されている、超音波プローブ。 - 請求項9乃至11の何れか一項に記載の超音波プローブを含む、超音波イメージングシステム。
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