Patent ID: 7314447

Claim:
An ultrasound transducer, comprising: a housing; a transducer module mounted in said housing, said transducer module operable to transmit ultrasonic energy; and an electronics assembly located in said housing and coupled with said transducer and characterized by an interior portion and an exterior portion, said electronics assembly including: at least two electronics sub-assemblies each having at least one discrete electrical component affixed thereto, said at least one discrete electrical component having a heat conductive surface and wherein said at least one discrete electrical component of at least one of said at least two electronics sub-assemblies is located in said interior portion such that said heat conductive surface of said at least one discrete electrical component of said at least one of said at least two electronics sub-assemblies faces the other of the at least two electronics sub-assemblies; and a first thermal conductor thermally coupled with said heat conductive surface of said at least one discrete electrical component of said at least one of said at least two electronics sub-assemblies and operable to remove heat generated by said at least one discrete electrical component and move said heat from said interior portion to said exterior portion.