Optoelectronic transmitters for medical ultrasound transducers

Details Optoelectronic transmitters for medical ultrasound transducers Optoelectronic transmitters for medical ultrasound transducers

1994-06-03

1995-05-30

Manuel, George

Surgery

Truss

Pad

12866206, A61B 812

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active

054193290

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnostic device which uses an optoelectronic transmitting circuit to trigger the voltage input to the 2-D array transducer elements located in the probe adjacent to the patient. The transmitting optoelectronic circuit disclosed comprises a plurality of light pulse generators, a plurality of fiber optic signal lines, and a plurality of light activated switching circuits that transmit the high voltage excitation input to the selected transducer transmit element(s).

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