Patent ID: 6489706
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B06B

Abstract:
A medical ultrasound transducer comprising:a first piezomaterial body having a first thickness that is substantially less than either of first and second distances along first and second lateral dimensions, respectively, the first and second distances defining a first area; a second piezomaterial body having a second thickness that is substantially less than either of third and fourth distances along the first and second lateral dimensions, respectively, the third and fourth distances defining a second area; and an acoustically attenuative backing material adjacent the first and second piezomaterial bodies; wherein a first lateral edge of the first piezomaterial body is adjacent a second lateral edge of the second piezomaterial body, a lateral area of the adjacent first and second adjacent piezomaterial bodies greater than either of the first and second areas, the first and second peizomaterial bodies forming a one dimensional array of elements, the lateral area being rectangular.