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Ultrasound catheter with rotatable transducer

US8317713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

THE VOLCANO CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Stephen Charles Davies · Cameron Park, US
Norman Hugh Hossack · Folsom, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2009
Grant date	Nov 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/4483
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasound catheter assembly having a rotatable transducer assembly is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter assembly includes an elongate flexible shaft having a lumen and a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter assembly further includes a drive member that engages the transducer assembly at a distal end of the catheter. Rotation of the drive member in a first direction causes the transducer assembly to rotate in an oscillatory fashion in a second direction.

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