Patent ID: 11959707
Assignee: SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  F  A  H | IPC A  B  F  H

Claim 16:
17. The ultrasound apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said active acoustic element is a first active acoustic element and said electrically conductive member is a first electrically conductive member, said ultrasound apparatus further comprising one or more additional acoustic active elements, each additional acoustic active element having a respective additional electrically conductive member extending therefrom beyond a respective proximal surface thereof such that a portion of each additional electrically conductive member contacts said heat exchanger, said first active acoustic element and said additional acoustic active elements defining a set of active acoustic elements, and said first electrically conductive member and said additional electrically conductive member defining a set of electrically conductive members, wherein said set of active acoustic elements and said set of electrically conductive members are spatially arranged to form an ultrasound array.