Disposable transducer seal
A disposable transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to ultrasound energy while being stretched taunt about the retainer.
1 . A disposable transducer seal comprising:
a membrane being substantially transparent to ultrasound energy, said membrane being non-porous to water and acoustic coupling fluids;
a retainer having a substantially annular configuration for holding said membrane; and
a means for mating said retainer with a transducer housing.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the membrane is a thermo-formable polyimide.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the retainer further comprises an electronic recognition device.