Patents Assigned to Acounson Corporation
  • Two-dimensional acoustic array and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 5764596
    Abstract: There is provided a two-dimensional array for use in an acoustic imaging system which comprises a plurality of transducer segments each having a trace for exciting an electrode on each of the transducer segments, the trace and the electrode being formed of the same material. The two-dimensional array disclosed is capable of imaging deeper in the human body at higher frequencies and provides more reliable lead attachments to the respective segments forming the array. Methods of manufacturing the two-dimensional array are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Acounson Corporation
    Inventors: Amin M. Hanafy, Vaughn R. Marian