1. An ultrasound device (100), comprising:
a flexible ultrasound transducer (102) configured to emit ultrasound waves to at least a
part of a surface of an object, when in contact with the at least part of the surface of the object,
5 the flexible ultrasound transducer comprises:
a first layer (202), composed of a first flexible polymer, comprising a plurality
of piezoelectric plates arranged in an array and configured to emit the ultrasound waves;
a second layer (204), composed of a second flexible polymer stacked on a first
surface of the first layer (202); and
10 a third layer (206) stacked on a second surface of the first layer (202) and
configured to allow emission of the ultrasound waves to the at least part of the surface
of the object, wherein the third layer (206) is a composition of a third flexible polymer
and a ceramic material in a predefined ratio and has an impedance value matching an
impedance value of the first layer (202).
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2. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first layer (202) further
comprises a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure temperature of the plurality
of piezoelectric plates.
20 3. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a control unit
communicably coupled with the flexible ultrasound transducer, wherein the control unit is
configured to:
receive input data corresponding to at least one of an exposure time for performing
emission of the ultrasound waves, an intensity of the emission, and an electric pulse pattern for
25 the plurality of piezoelectric plates;
generate an ultrasound waves emission sequence pattern for the plurality of
piezoelectric plates based on the received input data; and
control operation of the plurality of piezoelectric plates based on the generated
sequence pattern.
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4. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control unit is further
configured to:
receive a value of the measured temperature from the plurality of temperature sensors;
compare the value of measured temperature with a temperature threshold value; and
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control operation of at least one piezoelectric plate of the plurality of piezoelectric
plates based on the comparison.
5. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit is further
5 configured to:
change one of an intensity of emission of the ultrasound waves and a state of the at least
one piezoelectric plate from an active state to an inactive state, if the value of the measured
temperature is greater than a first temperature threshold value and less than a second
temperature threshold value; and
10 change the state of the plurality of piezoelectric plates from the active state to the
inactive state, if the value of the measured temperature is greater than the second temperature
threshold value.
6. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit is further
15 configured to:
when the value of the measured temperature is less than the temperature threshold
value:
compare the exposure time with a threshold exposure value; and
change a state of the plurality of piezoelectric plates from an active state to an
20 inactive state, if the exposure time is greater than the threshold exposure value.
7. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a switching circuit
configured to communicably couple the control unit with the plurality of piezoelectric plates.
25 8. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:
a user interface communicably coupled with the flexible ultrasound transducer and the
control unit, wherein the user interface is configured to:
receive the input data based on a user operation on the user interface; and
display at least one of a state of each of the plurality of piezoelectric plates or
30 the received input data, wherein the state of each of the plurality of piezoelectric plates
includes one of an active state and an inactive state.
9. The ultrasound device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a shape of each of the plurality
of piezoelectric plate is one of triangular shape, rectangular shape, and a hexagonal shape.
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10. A method (700) of manufacturing a flexible ultrasound transducer, the method comprising:
forming (702) a first layer by using a first flexible polymer and arranging a plurality of
piezoelectric plates into the first layer, wherein the plurality of piezoelectric plates is
5 configured to emit ultrasound waves to at least a part of a surface of an object;
depositing (704) a second layer, formed using a second flexible polymer, on a first
surface of the first layer; and
depositing (706) a third layer, formed using composition of a third flexible polymer and
a ceramic material in a predefined ratio on a second surface of the first layer such that an
10 impedance value of the third layer matches with an impedance value of the first layer, wherein
the third layer being configured to allow emission of the ultrasound waves to the at least part
of the surface of the object.