Flexible ultrasonic transducer array and applying device of the same

Abstract

The invention provides a flexible ultrasonic transducer array, which comprises at least two ultrasonic transducer units and flexible layer medium. The ultrasonic transducer is arranged in the flexible layer medium or on the surface of the flexible layer medium in the form of array; an ultrasonic device comprises at least two ultrasonic transducer units, an ultrasonic emitter/ultrasonic transceiver, ultrasonic coupling medium, a microprocessor and flexible layer medium, and the ultrasonic transducer unit is arranged in or on the surface of flexible layer medium in the form of array to form flexible ultrasonic transducer array; ultrasonic transducer array and the ultrasonic device also comprises a shape scanner/shape sensor which is used for measuring superficial shape information of flexible ultrasonic transducer array and helping ultrasonic beam focus and orient. As flexible ultrasonic transducer array can attach to body position with different superficial shapes, the technical proposal provided by the invention can realize the effect of ultrasonic treatment/ultrasonic imaging which can be realized by the prior art. 一种柔性超声换能器阵列，包括有数量不少于2的超声换能器单元和柔性层介质，该超声换能器单元以阵列形式安置于该柔性层介质中或表面；一种超声装置，包括有数量不少于2的超声换能器单元、超声发射器/超声发射接收器、超声耦合介质、微处理器、及柔性层介质，该超声换能器单元以阵列形式安置于该柔性层介质中或表面而构成柔性超声换能器阵列；对于上述超声换能器阵列及超声装置，还包括有形状扫描仪/形状传感器，用于测量所述柔性超声换能器阵列的表面形状信息，以帮助超声波束的聚焦和定向。本发明技术方案，因其中柔性超声换能器阵列能够贴合各种具有不同表面形状的身体部位，从而能够获得现有技术无法达到的超声治疗/超声成像效果。