NZ597348A - Improved ultrasound transducer - Google Patents

Improved ultrasound transducer

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Publication number
NZ597348A
NZ597348A NZ59734810A NZ59734810A NZ597348A NZ 597348 A NZ597348 A NZ 597348A NZ 59734810 A NZ59734810 A NZ 59734810A NZ 59734810 A NZ59734810 A NZ 59734810A NZ 597348 A NZ597348 A NZ 597348A
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ultrasound transducer
improved ultrasound
produce
transducers
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NZ59734810A
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Essa El-Aklouk
Stewart Bartlett
John Parker
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Signostics Ltd
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    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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AU2009902886A AU2009902886A0 (en) 2009-06-23 Improved Ultrasound Transducer
PCT/AU2010/000757 WO2010148428A1 (en) 2009-06-23 2010-06-21 Improved ultrasound transducer

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CN (1) CN102458258B (https=)
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