Ultrasound device

US12178645B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kyle Harish Srivastava · Saint Paul, US
• Paul F. Chouinard · Roseville, US
• Christopher Piere · Hudson, US
• Jason A. Kilvington · Shoreview, US
• Niraj Prasad Rauniyar · Plymouth, US
• Brian P. Watschke · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M25/0074
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Example ultrasound medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device includes a support member having a proximal end region and a distal end region and a sensing member having a proximal end region and a distal end region, the distal end region of the sensing member coupled to the distal end region of the support member. The medical device also includes one or more ultrasound sensors disposed along the sensing member and a support shaft having a first end coupled to the sensing member and a second end coupled to the support member. Additionally, the sensing member is configured to shift from a first configuration in which the sensing member is adjacent to the support member to a second configuration in which at least a portion of the sensing member extends away from the support member.