abstract |
AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A HUMAN OR AN ANIMAL BODY, COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT MEANS HAVING A PRESET CURVATURE, FOR SUPPORTING AN ARRAY OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER UNITS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT FOR IRRADIATING A SELECTED SECTION OF A BODY WITH ULTRASONIC ENGERGY AND FOCUSING THE RELATED TRANSMITTED ULTRASONIC ENERGY. THE TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY IS USABLE FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING BY PLACEMENT WITH AN INFLATABLE CUFF ABOUT A BODY LIMB FOR DETECTION OF ARTERIAL WALL MOTION INDUCED BY CUFF PRESSURE VARIATIONS. |