Patent ID: 6087762
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B06B,Y10T

Abstract:
An ultrasound transceiver array, comprising:a structure having a set of electrical conductors;a set of transceiving elements, each made of piezoelectric material, electrically connected to a said electrical conductor and having:an attached surface fixedly attached to said structure and electrically connected to said electrical conductor;a transceiving surface opposed to said first surface, said transceiving surface for transmitting and receiving sound waves; andan exterior side surface extending from said transceiving surface to said attached surface and cutting into said piezoelectric material as it extends from said transceiving surface to said attached surface so that said transceiving surface has a greater area than said attached surface and said transceiving elements are spaced closer together, measured from side-to-side, at said transceiving surfaces than at said attached surfaces.