FLEXIBLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER SYSTEM AND METHOD

An ultrasound system (10) includes a transducer array (200) that includes a flexible substrate (202), ultrasound transducer elements (206) disposed on the flexible substrate and configured to transmit and acquire ultrasound signals (406) that propagate in a body of a patient, and strain sensors (204...

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Main Authors FALK, Steven M, VENUGOPALAN, Vijith, BECKER, Karen P, KUMAR, Kiran B, KESSLER, , Dianne R, KAVOORI SETHUMADHAVAN, Nagapriya, RAMASWAMY, Sivaramanivas
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.05.2024
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:An ultrasound system (10) includes a transducer array (200) that includes a flexible substrate (202), ultrasound transducer elements (206) disposed on the flexible substrate and configured to transmit and acquire ultrasound signals (406) that propagate in a body of a patient, and strain sensors (204) coupled to or integrated into the flexible substrate and configured to measure a strain in the flexible substrate generated by flexing the flexible substrate, and a processor (802) coupled to the ultrasound transducer elements and the strain sensors. The processor is configured to process the signals acquired by the ultrasound transducer elements based at least in part on the strain measured by the strain sensors.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20230205139