Optoelectronic transmitters for medical ultrasound transducers

摘要

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).