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Ultrasound transducer array

  • US 6,974,417 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2002
  • Issued: 12/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A transducer for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasound energy, comprising:

  • a hard substrate having first and second opposed faces;

    a first electrode disposed on said first substrate face, said first electrode comprising an array of electrode elements and lacking grooves in the substrate between electrode elements; and

    a second electrode disposed on said second substrate face, said second electrode comprising an array of electrode elements and having grooves in the substrate between electrode elements.

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