Patent ID: 11931777
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 3:
4. A method of manufacturing an ultrasound probe comprising:
providing an ultrasonic transducer assembly manufactured in accordance with the method of claim 1;
providing a signal processing assembly including a plurality of carriers each carrier comprising:
a main carrier surface for carrying at least one signal processing circuit for processing signals from said transducer elements; and
a further carrier surface adjoining the main carrier surface, the further carrier surface comprising a plurality of carrier contacts for connecting to said at least one signal processing circuit;
forming an assembly of ultrasound probes by coupling each of the second contacts to a respective carrier contact; and
singulating the ultrasound probes.