EP0605756A3 - Interface element for medical ultrasound transducer. - Google Patents

Interface element for medical ultrasound transducer. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0605756A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: interface element; ultrasound transducer; medical ultrasound; medical; transducer
Prior art date: 1993-01-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP93111871A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0605756A2 (en

Inventor

Rodney J Solomon

Gregory G Vogel

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

HP Inc

Original Assignee

Hewlett Packard Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-01-08

Filing date

1993-07-23

Publication date

1995-04-19

1993-07-23 Application filed by Hewlett Packard Co filed Critical Hewlett Packard Co

1994-07-13 Publication of EP0605756A2 publication Critical patent/EP0605756A2/en

1995-04-19 Publication of EP0605756A3 publication Critical patent/EP0605756A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- 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
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/30—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using refraction, e.g. acoustic lenses
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- 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
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/02—Mechanical acoustic impedances; Impedance matching, e.g. by horns; Acoustic resonators

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

EP93111871A 1993-01-08 1993-07-23 Interface element for medical ultrasound transducer. Withdrawn EP0605756A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US230693A	1993-01-08	1993-01-08
US2306		1993-01-08

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0605756A2 EP0605756A2 (en)	1994-07-13
EP0605756A3 true EP0605756A3 (en)	1995-04-19

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93111871A Withdrawn EP0605756A3 (en)	1993-01-08	1993-07-23	Interface element for medical ultrasound transducer.

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP0605756A3 (en)
JP (1)	JPH06277219A (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS6414520U (en) *	1987-07-17	1989-01-25
US5505205A (en) *	1993-01-08	1996-04-09	Hewlett-Packard Company	Interface element for medical ultrasound transducer

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2377134A1 (en) *	1977-01-06	1978-08-04	Stanford Research Inst	ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION TRANSDUCER
JPH02297347A (en) *	1989-05-12	1990-12-07	Hitachi Medical Corp	Ultrasonic wave contactor
EP0489222A2 (en) *	1990-12-06	1992-06-10	Hewlett-Packard Company	Ultrasound probe and lens assembly for use therein

1993
- 1993-07-23 EP EP93111871A patent/EP0605756A3/en not_active Withdrawn
1994
- 1994-01-10 JP JP99394A patent/JPH06277219A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2377134A1 (en) *	1977-01-06	1978-08-04	Stanford Research Inst	ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION TRANSDUCER
JPH02297347A (en) *	1989-05-12	1990-12-07	Hitachi Medical Corp	Ultrasonic wave contactor
EP0489222A2 (en) *	1990-12-06	1992-06-10	Hewlett-Packard Company	Ultrasound probe and lens assembly for use therein

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 15, no. 72 (C - 0808) 20 February 1991 (1991-02-20) *

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JPH06277219A (en)	1994-10-04

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1994-05-27	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1994-07-13	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB NL
1995-03-02	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
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1995-11-22	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19950926
1998-09-30	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19980817
1999-05-07	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1999-06-23	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19981229