Ultrasonic transducer arrangement and catheter
US5456259A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/445
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter (1a, 1b) is provided with an ultrasonic transducer array at its tip (3), the transducer array having been manufactured from an annulus of piezoelectric material (10) by making longitudinal mutually parallel slots (18) in the material.
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