Patent ID: 7908721

Claim:
A method for producing a transducer assembly for an ultrasound probe, comprising: providing piezoelectric material on a front side of backing material, wherein said piezoelectric material and said backing material define at least a portion of a side surface; disposing electrically conductive material on at least said portion of said side surface, wherein said disposing step includes at least one of: depositing said electrically conductive material on said piezoelectric material and said backing material by a metallization process; and applying a curable conductive material on said piezoelectric material and said backing material, and curing said curable conductive material; disposing electrically conductive material on at least a portion of a front side of said piezoelectric material; and separating said piezoelectric material together with said electrically conductive material disposed on said at least said portion of the front side thereof to define a plurality of elements, wherein each of said plurality of elements includes a first electrode defined by the separated electrically conductive material disposed on the front side of the piezoelectric material.