Method of mounting a transducer to a driveshaft
US8187194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/4461
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of mounting a transducer to a driveshaft which eliminates the need for a transducer housing, the improved method directly attaches the transducer to a rigid distal tip of a driveshaft which is part of a rotatable imaging core of a catheter assembly. The method contemplates heat treating the distal tip of the driveshaft to make it rigid, machining the distal tip to be dimensioned to hold the transducer, and attaching the transducer to the distal tip by clamping, crimping, or an adhesive.
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