Stacked transducing devices
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1. A probe comprising:
- a first capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) mounted on the probe; and
a second CMUT contiguous with the first CMUT in a stacked relationship, the second CMUT including a plate, wherein the plate is rigid relative to a first frequency of acoustic energy and flexible relative to a second frequency of acoustic energy.
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Abstract
Implementations include a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) having an additional transducing device overlaid in a vertically stacked relationship. In some implementations the additional transducing device is a second CMUT configured to operate at a different frequency from the first CMUT.
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23 Claims
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1. A probe comprising:
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a first capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) mounted on the probe; and a second CMUT contiguous with the first CMUT in a stacked relationship, the second CMUT including a plate, wherein the plate is rigid relative to a first frequency of acoustic energy and flexible relative to a second frequency of acoustic energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A probe comprising:
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a first electrode; a second electrode separated from the first electrode by a first gap; a spring member and one or more first supports for maintaining the first gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are able to move toward or away from each other at least in part by flexing of the spring member; and a third electrode separated from the second electrode by a second gap on an opposite side of the second electrode from the first electrode, wherein; a first capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) comprises the first and second electrode; a second CMUT comprises the second electrode and the third electrode; and the first CMUT and the second CMUT are addressed separately such that the first CMUT is configured for a first operation frequency for achieving imaging in a first imaging field and the second CMUT is configured for a second operation frequency for achieving imaging in a second imaging field, different from the first imaging field. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A probe comprising:
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a first transducer mounted on the probe; and a second transducer contiguous with the first transducer in a stacked relationship, wherein the first transducer and the second transducer are addressed separately such that the first transducer is configured for a first operation frequency for achieving imaging in a first field of view and the second transducer is configured for a second operation frequency for achieving imaging in a second field of view, different from the first field of view. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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