Handheld ultrasound imaging systems and methods for cooling transducers and electronics in the probe housing via air circulation through the housing
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Jan 3, 2023
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Dec 10, 2015
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Jun 10, 2014
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Jun 10, 2014
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Systems and methods of transmitting heat away from an ultrasound probe are disclosed within. In one embodiment, a handheld ultrasound probe includes a transducer, electronics configured to drive the transducer, and a housing surrounding the transducer assembly and the electronics. A slot extending from a first side of the housing to a second side of the housing and can allow air to pass adjacent transducer and the electronics. The slot can be sized to inhibit accessibility of an operator's finger to an inner surface of slot.
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