TORSIONAL WAVE ULTRASOUND RECEIVER, DEVICE, METHODS AND ASSOCIATED USES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN TISSUES HAVING CURVED SURFACES

• Main Authors: GONZÁLEZ ANDRADES, Miguel, RUS CARLBORG, Guillermo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Spanish
• Published: 20.04.2023
• Subjects: DEAF-AID SETS; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; MEASURING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; SURGERY; TESTING; TRANSPORTING

The present invention relates to an ultrasound receiver that receives torsional waves from a sample (1), said receiver comprising: a flexible receiving ring (7) acoustically coupled with the sample (1); one or more perforated slots in the receiving ring (7); and one or more transducers (8) housed in...