Patent ID: 8208346

Claim:
A method for forming a tuned ultrasound transducer assembly and assembling the tuned ultrasound transducer assembly to a medical device, the medical device having a system side, the method comprising: selecting a transformer having a plurality of inductance values and voltage gain values, at least one inductance value and voltage gain value of which are appropriate to the operation of a transducer, the transducer having a ceramic side, the transformer having a first plurality of tap lines on a first side of the transformer, and a second plurality of tap lines on a second side of the transformer, each tap line corresponding to said at least one of the plurality of inductance values and voltage gain values; connecting the transformer to a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first plurality of electrical leads matching the first plurality of tap lines of the transformer and a second plurality of leads matching the second plurality of tap lines; and connecting the medical device system side to one of the first plurality of leads and connecting the transducer-ceramic side to one of the second plurality of leads.