Patent ID: 9192355
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B,G01S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning and assembling an ultrasound probe, the method comprising: placing a first transducer array within a first array carrier secured adjacent to a test block containing an ultrasound transmission medium; transmitting an ultrasound signal from the first transducer array into the ultrasound transmission medium; receiving the ultrasound signal with an ultrasonic sensor; determining a corrected alignment of the first transducer array based on the received signal; adjusting a position and/or an angulation of the first transducer array relative to the first array carrier with adjustment features of the first array carrier based on the corrected alignment; after adjusting the position and/or angulation of the first transducer array relative to the first array carrier, stabilizing the first transducer array in the first array carrier by inserting an acoustic damping material into a space between the first transducer array and the first array carrier, and curing the acoustic damping material.