Ultrasound imaging probe assembly
US5897504A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0105
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound imaging probe assembly (2) has control cables (13, 14) extending along an inner core (5) of a cable assembly (1), an ultrasound imaging transducer assembly (1') connected with signal transmitting conductors (10) in the inner core (5), the cable assembly (1) having a compression resistant armor (6) slidably receiving the inner core (5), the inner core (5) having respective sheaths (11) receiving the control cables (13, 14) and the signal transmitting conductors (10) in the inner core (5) urge the control cables (14) along respective orthogonal axes centered on a central axis of the cable assembly (1).
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