WO2008017416A3 - Multitransducer array and method for configuring such a device - Google Patents

Multitransducer array and method for configuring such a device Download PDF

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WO2008017416A3
WO2008017416A3 PCT/EP2007/006822 EP2007006822W WO2008017416A3 WO 2008017416 A3 WO2008017416 A3 WO 2008017416A3 EP 2007006822 W EP2007006822 W EP 2007006822W WO 2008017416 A3 WO2008017416 A3 WO 2008017416A3
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transducers
transducer array
array
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Andreas Hierlemann
Urs Frey
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Eth Zuerich
Andreas Hierlemann
Urs Frey
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/24—Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/24—Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/25—Bioelectric electrodes therefor
    • A61B5/279—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses
    • A61B5/28—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electrocardiography [ECG]
    • A61B5/282—Holders for multiple electrodes

Abstract

The invention relates to a device hosting a transducer array and to a method for configuring such a transducer array device. In particular, the invention relates to a transducer device with a high density transducer array and an embedded multiplexer for generating a reconfigurable routing from an almost arbitrary subset of transducers to a limited number of signal conditioning or actuation channels. The device comprises a transducer array with a plurality of transducers. It further comprises a plurality of channels, each channel having its own signal processing unit, or generation unit, or both located outside the transducer array itself. It further comprises routing means for routing signals from an arbitrary subset of transducers to the channels or vice versa. Instead of reading out from or actuating through all the transducers of a transducer array, a 'flexible' subset of transducer pixels in large pixel arrays is selected, and only the subset is read out or addressed. Every channel has, e.g., its own continuous-time filtering and amplification stage, or stimulation stage, or both, which are located outside the array itself. This allows for a high signal-to-noise ratio as well as high spatial resolution in recording and stimulation, as the transducers can be densely packed within the array.
PCT/EP2007/006822 2006-08-07 2007-08-02 Multitransducer array and method for configuring such a device WO2008017416A2 (en)

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