Towards commercialization of bias-switchable row-column ultrasound arrays

我们的目标是商业化一种新颖的偏置可切换行-列二维超声换能器技术，首先应用于临床前市场的高分辨率3D成像。对于高频，由于制造挑战和读出困难，这种阵列不存在。然而，临床前和临床市场对这种阵列都有很大的需求。我们的第一目标是开发10-20MHz原型，用于临床前市场的商业化。如果这笔拨款的目标是成功的，我们将致力于分拆一家公司，该公司将与两家主要公司FUJIFILM Visualsonics和Verasonics合作，销售这些阵列子系统以及这些合作伙伴销售的成像平台。他们提供了支持信。在临床前领域的成功将为潜在的分拆产品进入更大的临床市场奠定基础。

We are aiming to commercialize a novel bias-switchable row-column 2D ultrasound transducer technology with first application to high-resolution 3D imaging in pre-clinical markets. For high-frequencies, such arrays do not exist due to fabrication challenges and readout difficulties. However, there is significant demand for such arrays for both pre-clinical and clinical markets. We first aim to develop 10-20MHz prototypes for commercialization in pre-clinical markets. If aims of this grant are successful, we will aim to spin-off a company which would partner with two key companies, FUJIFILM Visualsonics and Verasonics for selling such array sub-systems along with imaging platforms sold by these partners. They have provided support letters. Success in pre-clinical arenas would then position the potential spin-off for launching into larger clinical markets.