EP 2595763 A2 20130529 - METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND USING cMUTS AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGING
Title (en)
METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND USING cMUTS AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGING
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ULTRASCHALL MITHILFE VON cMUTS SOWIE ENTSPRECHENDES SYSTEM ZUR MEDIZINISCHEN BILDGEBUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE GENERATION D'ULTRASONS METTANT EN OEUVRE DES cMUTs ET SYSTEME CORRESPONDANT D'IMAGERIE MEDICALE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1056040 A 20100723
- FR 2011051705 W 20110718
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012010786A2] The invention relates to a method of generating ultrasounds in a given fluid by using at least one micro-machined capacitive transducer (cMUT) (100) comprising a membrane (102) and exhibiting a predetermined resonant frequency defined by the membrane-fluid pair, characterized in that said at least one transducer (100) is fed with an excitation signal of lower frequency than said central frequency. It also relates to a device for generating ultrasounds implementing cMUTs as well as a method and system for medical imaging.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 8/14 (2013.01 - US); A61B 8/145 (2013.01 - US); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01 - US); B06B 1/0292 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02 - EP US); A61N 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2012010786A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012010786 A2 20120126; WO 2012010786 A3 20120510; EP 2595763 A2 20130529; FR 2962926 A1 20120127; FR 2962926 B1 20150102; US 2013116568 A1 20130509
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 2011051705 W 20110718; EP 11754696 A 20110718; FR 1056040 A 20100723; US 201113811307 A 20110718