Patent ID: 11925508
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  B | IPC A  B

Claim 13:
14. An ultrasound imaging system comprising:
an ultrasound probe comprising:
a transducer assembly at a distal end of the probe, the transducer assembly comprising:
a lens
a transducer stack coupled to the lens
a backing subassembly coupled to a side of the transducer stack opposite the lens, and
a thermal laminate applied to the backing subassembly;

a printed circuit assembly (PCA) spaced from and coupled to the transducer assembly;
a housing enclosing the PCA and at least a portion of the transducer assembly, wherein the housing defines an opening at the distal end of the probe to expose at least a portion of the lens through the opening; and
a thermally conductive compliant component disposed between the transducer assembly and the PCA and coupling the transducer assembly to the PCA, wherein the thermally conductive compliant component is configured to bias the transducer assembly away from the PCA towards the opening in the housing, wherein the coupling of the transducer assembly to the PCA via the thermally conductive compliant component includes mechanical coupling and thermal coupling, and wherein the thermally conductive compliant component is in thermal contact with the thermal laminate of the transducer assembly,

wherein the thermally conductive compliant component comprises a spring having a first end connected to a distal portion of the PCA and a second end connected to a proximal portion of the backing subassembly,
and further wherein the at least one spring comprises an S-shaped or C-shaped strip of metal;
an image processor configured to receive signals from the ultrasound probe and generate an image; and
a display configured to display the image received from the image processor.