Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Real time ultrasound catheter probe
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Application No.: US12476091Application Date: 2009-06-01
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Publication No.: US08500648B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Dennis R. Dietz , Clyde G. Oakley , Ryan C. Patterson , Johannes Haftmann
- Applicant: Dennis R. Dietz , Clyde G. Oakley , Ryan C. Patterson , Johannes Haftmann
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc
- Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Agent Richard W. Ellis
- Main IPC: A61B8/14
- IPC: A61B8/14 ; A61B8/00

Abstract:
An ultrasound catheter probe assembly capable of scanning a three-dimensional volume is provided. The ultrasound catheter probe assembly contains a plurality of ultrasonic transducers disposed along a central axis of the ultrasound catheter probe assembly. The plurality of ultrasonic transducers is disposed on a mechanism operable to reciprocally pivot the plurality of ultrasonic transducers enabling the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to scan a three-dimensional volume. A helically disposed electrical interconnection member may be disposed about a pivot axis of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers and may electrically interconnect the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to an ultrasound imaging system. The ultrasound transducer catheter probe assembly may be fluid-filled and contain bubble position control and fluid expansion compensation features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100036258A1 REAL TIME ULTRASOUND CATHETER PROBE Public/Granted day:2010-02-11
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