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Ultrasound Transducer Assembly Having Improved Thermal Management

  • US 20080188755A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2006
  • Published: 08/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An ultrasound transducer assembly comprising:

  • an ultrasound transducer operable to transmit ultrasound energy along a propagation path, said ultrasound transducer comprising a transducer array and corresponding electrical circuitry in operative communication with said transducer array; and

    a self-contained cooling system thermally coupling at least one of said transducer array and said corresponding electrical circuitry to at least one heat sink, said self-contained cooling system including at least one heat transfer member, wherein the self-contained cooling system defines a heat flow path from at least one of the transducer array and corresponding electrical circuitry to the at least one heat sink via the at least one heat transfer member, said propagation path of said ultrasound energy is substantially opposite in direction to said heat flow path.

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