AU572464B2 - Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer - Google Patents

Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer

Info

Publication number: AU572464B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: ultrasonic transducer; focus ultrasonic; selectable focus; selectable; transducer
Prior art date: 1982-07-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

AU17124/83A

Other versions

AU1712483A (en

Inventor

Perry Kaminski

Eugene A. Larson

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Technicare Corp

Original Assignee

Technicare Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1982-07-21

Filing date

1983-07-20

Publication date

1988-05-12

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1982-07-21 Priority claimed from US06/400,551 external-priority patent/US4445380A/en

1983-07-20 Application filed by Technicare Corp filed Critical Technicare Corp

1984-01-26 Publication of AU1712483A publication Critical patent/AU1712483A/en

1988-05-12 Application granted granted Critical

1988-05-12 Publication of AU572464B2 publication Critical patent/AU572464B2/en

2003-07-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/32—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning characterised by the shape of the source
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/30—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using refraction, e.g. acoustic lenses

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

AU17124/83A 1982-07-21 1983-07-20 Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer Ceased AU572464B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US40054782A	1982-07-21	1982-07-21
US400551		1982-07-21
US400547		1982-07-21
US06/400,551 US4445380A (en)	1982-07-21	1982-07-21	Selectable focus sphericone transducer and imaging apparatus

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU1712483A AU1712483A (en)	1984-01-26
AU572464B2 true AU572464B2 (en)	1988-05-12

Family

ID=27017086

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU17124/83A Ceased AU572464B2 (en)	1982-07-21	1983-07-20	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP0102179B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU572464B2 (en)
DE (2)	DE3373739D1 (en)
IL (1)	IL69293A0 (en)

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AU572464B2 (en) *	1982-07-21	1988-05-12	Technicare Corp.	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer
FR2559266B1 (en) *	1984-02-02	1986-07-04	Comp Generale Electricite	FOCUSED ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE FOR STUDYING THE STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT
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Citations (3)

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EP0102179A1 (en) *	1982-07-21	1984-03-07	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducers for diagnostic imaging
US4445380A (en) *	1982-07-21	1984-05-01	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus sphericone transducer and imaging apparatus
US4557146A (en) *	1982-07-21	1985-12-10	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducers for diagnostic imaging

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US4398539A (en) *	1980-06-30	1983-08-16	Second Foundation	Extended focus transducer system

1983
- 1983-07-20 AU AU17124/83A patent/AU572464B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1983-07-20 EP EP83304222A patent/EP0102179B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-07-20 EP EP86200472A patent/EP0196139B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-07-20 DE DE8383304222T patent/DE3373739D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-07-20 DE DE8686200472T patent/DE3382654T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1983-07-21 IL IL69293A patent/IL69293A0/en unknown

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0102179A1 (en) *	1982-07-21	1984-03-07	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducers for diagnostic imaging
US4445380A (en) *	1982-07-21	1984-05-01	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus sphericone transducer and imaging apparatus
US4557146A (en) *	1982-07-21	1985-12-10	Technicare Corporation	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducers for diagnostic imaging

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0102179B1 (en)	1987-09-16
EP0102179A1 (en)	1984-03-07
EP0196139B1 (en)	1993-01-20
EP0196139A3 (en)	1990-12-05
DE3382654D1 (en)	1993-03-04
EP0196139A2 (en)	1986-10-01
DE3382654T2 (en)	1993-05-13
DE3373739D1 (en)	1987-10-22
IL69293A0 (en)	1983-11-30
AU1712483A (en)	1984-01-26

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU572795B2 (en)	1988-05-19	Ultrasonic transducer
AU544369B2 (en)	1985-05-23	Ultrasonic beam focusing transducer
AU530471B2 (en)	1983-07-14	Ultrasonic transducer
GB2114857B (en)	1986-02-26	Ultrasonic transducer shading
EP0308644A3 (en)	1990-05-30	Focusing ultrasonic transducer
AU540267B2 (en)	1984-11-08	Ultrasonic atomizer
AU544464B2 (en)	1985-05-30	Ultrasonic transducer
AU540696B2 (en)	1984-11-29	Ultrasound scanner
AU543396B2 (en)	1985-04-18	Ultrasonic flowmeter
AU561327B2 (en)	1987-05-07	Bellowed electroacoustic transducer
DE3380880D1 (en)	1989-12-28	Ultrasonic transducers
AU9196382A (en)	1983-07-07	Sterilization by ultrasonic vibrations
AU550225B2 (en)	1986-03-06	Ultrasonic imaging device
AU553274B2 (en)	1986-07-10	Ultrasonic probe
AU539636B2 (en)	1984-10-11	Ultrasonic transducer
AU3474484A (en)	1985-05-09	Ultrasonic echography
AU559781B2 (en)	1987-03-19	Ultrasonic imaging device
AU552513B2 (en)	1986-06-05	Ultrasonic imaging
AU572464B2 (en)	1988-05-12	Selectable focus ultrasonic transducer
AU547885B2 (en)	1985-11-07	Ultrasonic imager
JPS56158975A (en)	1981-12-08	Ultrasonic scanner employing conical transducer
AU7085381A (en)	1981-11-26	Ultrasonic transducer
DE3172788D1 (en)	1985-12-05	Ultrasonic transducer
GB2102657B (en)	1985-07-03	Ultrasonic transducers
AU1813083A (en)	1984-02-23	Pressurizing syringe for ultrasonic transducer