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Ultrasound transmitter and/or receiver system

  • US 6,669,636 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2002
  • Issued: 12/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ultrasound transceiver system comprisinga vessel having a wall and containing or conducting a fluid;

  • an ultrasound waveguide having an end;

    a jacket surrounding said ultrasound waveguide, said jacket having a defined area facing away from said end of the ultrasound waveguide;

    an ultrasound transducer located at said one end of the ultrasound waveguide so that the ultrasound transducer can transfer ultrasound waves to, and receive them from, the ultrasound waveguide;

    an impedance step between the ultrasound transducer and said defined area of the jacket, said impedance step being constituted by a circumferential groove that extends through the entire thickness of the jacket, and mounting means for at a location on the jacket between the groove and said defined area of the jacket for mounting the jacket to said vessel wall.

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