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Method of manufacturing a rotational intravascular ultrasound probe

US8465686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

THE VOLCANO CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Stephen Charles Davies · Cameron Park, US
Norman Hugh Hossack · Folsom, US
Peter Howard Smith · Pacifica, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2008
Grant date	Jun 18, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer.

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